February 28, 2020 Black Voices for Trump Coalition on the State of Black America

As Democrats head into the South Carolina primary debating socialist solutions for minority communities, Black Voices for Trump Advisory Board Member and former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives T.W. Shannon has a message for Black Americans: Under the Trump Administration, Black Americans have prospered like never before.

Earlier this week, Trump Victory also announced plans for a slate of new Black Voices For Trump Community Centers across the country to build on the growing support President Trump has among Black Americans. These Community Centers will serve as a traditional victory center and home base for the Black Voices for Trump campaign coalition to engage voters and discuss the incredible strides Black America has made under President Trump’s administration.

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“Nowhere is that more true than in Black America, where President Trump's leadership has created a black economic boom.

“The most recent economic data says it all: the black unemployment rate is at historic lows. Only 6 percent of African American workers are unemployed. During the Obama Administration, the average black unemployment rate was more than DOUBLE what it is today…

“I've always said the best social program in the world is a good-paying job. Well, the number of black Americans who now have a job has increased by over one million since President Trump took office. The black poverty rate is currently at a record low. And incomes are up for black households.

“For higher education, President Trump approved a 14 percent increase in federal funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He signed into law $360 million in funding--more than any other president in history and an executive order housing the White House Initiative on HBCUs within the Executive Office of The President. He is the first President to do so.

“Booker T. Washington had it right when he said it this way, “No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.” We will continue to till the fields of life with dignity and hard work and continue to write this life poem that illustrates how far we’ve come and most importantly how far we are going.”

T.W. Shannon is an American banker and politician from the great state of Oklahoma serving on President Trump’s Black Voices for Trump Coalition. The former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives was also the first African-American Speaker in Oklahoma. Currently, he is the President/CEO of Chickasaw Community Bank and State Highway Commissioner for Central Oklahoma.