In the wake of all the protests against Trump’s deportations, what should Black Americans do? Do we have a dog in this fight? – The Atlanta Voice

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Riverdale
“I think that during this time, it’s very important for the black community to lean more into each other and host more community building and community events so that we can foster these relationships with our neighbors rather than trying to rely on the government to solve our problems or fight for us because they’ve shown us time and time again that they’re not willing to do that and I think that there’s just power in our community and our love for each other.”
South Atlanta
“For black people, they’re gonna say that we are not supposed to be here anyway. They’re gonna find any reason for us not to be on this land. I don’t think that we should be ignoring everything that’s going on hands down. So I feel like we shouldn’t be sticking our heads in the sand. We should always have our eyes open because we will be affected. It doesn’t matter what it is. We will be affected, harshly too.”
South Fulton

“My response to what’s going on with the situation with ICE and what’s going on in the world, as far as black people, we should support them anyway, because I feel like it’s like a big family and the government is trying to take a part of us away and that’s not right. So if we could actually do anything to help them. That will help us all black people in the world.”
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Villa Rica
“I feel like everybody should be helping each other, but where were the others when we needed help? They want us to come out and help protest. But when Trump makes his racist comments against black folks, do they have any say in it? I mean, I probably would go protest, as long as it’s not violent, I would definitely do it. So it should just be a learning curve for everybody when they need help. Others should help them and then vice versa.”
Atlanta
“I do not think black people should be involved in the immigration protests… I think it’s unfortunate, but a lot of these brown people voted for Trump statistically, and so they have to deal with the immigration policy… I think, as black people, we need to be minding our own business, literally creating our own businesses, especially with how tough the economy is… But at the end of the day, my grandmother made a really good point. Who’s going to pick your food? Because she’s like, I don’t see you working in the fields.”
Riverdale
“I do believe that we as black people have a dog in this fight. What happens after the illegal immigrants are deported? Are we gonna be next?”
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