All the claps, sir. I haven't seen such a truth-telling, well-thought-out essay about blacks and politics in a long time. I don't spend every waking hour encouraging black folks to become more engaged in national politics, but I spend many waking hours doing so. If we keep listening to fools and making excuses for not voting, then we are digging our own graves. Re-publish this once a month, please. Sometimes we need more than one reminder.