What Black People Want

NY Times: Dear Candidates: Here Is What Black People Want - We long for the same things as everyone else, and yet few campaigns treat us as if our experiences matter. By Alicia Garza - Ms. Garza, a founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, is the head of the Black Futures Lab.

The most common response among people who were politically engaged was that no politician or pollster has ever asked them what their lives were like. Fifty-two percent of respondents said that politicians do not care about black people, and one in three said they care only a little.