It's been said that every vote counts in the coming presidential election, and that includes black voters.

As the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton can historically count on black votes but Donald Trump is publicly courting their votes, too.

Trump and other GOP candidates should keep talking about kitchen table issues that affect all families, including safe neighborhoods and good public schools, says Deneen Borelli of Conservative Review.

"Public schools are failing minority children," Barelli says. "Parents should want their child to get a quality education, and it should be hands on in terms of putting the power in the hands of parents, especially when it comes to school choice."

On the campaign trail, Trump has talked about "school choice," which would allow parents to choose their child's school - public, private, or homeschooling - and have a voucher to pay for it.

In the first debate, Trump pointed out the hundreds of shootings in the inner cities, including in President Obama's own Chicago.

"We have a situation where we have our inner cities — African-Americans, Hispanics — living in hell because it’s so dangerous. You walk down the street, you get shot," Trump said. "We have to stop the violence."

Responding to that description of black-on-black crime, Clinton called it "unfortunate" that Trump "paints such a dire negative picture of black communities in our country.”

Borelli says Clinton wants to raise taxes, increase spending, and unleash more regulations on the fossil fuel industry, which will result in higher energy prices and less disposable incomes for black families.

"I don't think any voter can afford to sit out this election," Borelli observes. "And when it comes to black voters, what they need to understand is what they will be voting for if they're voting for a Hillary Clinton presidency."