While the left would have us believe that black millennials are angry at the world and have given up hope in the American dream, a new study conducted by the University of Texas (UT) at Austin suggests otherwise. Researchers were shocked to discover that 61 percent of black millennials were actually “optimistic” or “very optimistic” about the future — the most optimistic, in fact, of any demographic.
“We don’t need a source to tell you that race relations in America are suffering,” the researchers wrote. “Expecting to uncover at least hints of despair, apathy and hopelessness in black millennials, we found the opposite.”
While black millennials were the least likely to say they are presently living the American Dream, the majority believe it is achievable, and found many future aspirations, including financial comfort, owning a home and having a family, to be “very attainable.” Moreover, 59 percent said they believe that everyone can achieve their dreams if they try hard enough, and 56 percent reported that they believed they had control over their future.
Could President Trump be the source of this unexpected optimism?
Trump has certainly outlined a clear agenda that has the potential to truly help black Americans. As the Detroit News points out, “failing schools, an inequitable justice system and unfair employment competition hurt all Americans, but especially black Americans.” President Trump has vowed to the American’ people that he would fix these issues. In his unrivaled commitment to school choice, law and order and putting America first, black millennials and their families have the most to gain.
Over the last eight years, black Americans gradually lost hope in the empty rhetoric of President Obama. Liberal black broadcaster Tavis Smiley even commented that, “over the last decade, black folk, in the era of Obama have lost ground in every major economic category.”
Since Obama took office, more black Americans have fallen below the poverty line. Black food-stamp participants are up 58.2 percent, and black home ownership has dropped 9.1 percent. Beyond this, race baiting under Obama and his allies gave rise to violent movements like Black Lives Matter, which organized riots throughout the country, further damaging race relations.
For young black Americans like Skyler Roundtree, 21, Trump has signaled an era of economic opportunity and security.
“Trump has created 235,000 jobs, led a surge in our global stock-market, and implemented legislation to keep this nation safe,” said Roundtree, who leads the College Republicans on his campus. Roundtree admits that most of his peers have not hopped on the Trump train, and that his views are not exactly popular on campus.
However, whether black millennials support President Trump or not, this study shows that they see a clear light at the end of the tunnel. While GenForward’s latest poll suggests that 75 percent of young African Americans see Trump’s presidency as “illegitimate,” these same students might just be mimicking the cries of politicians like Rep. John Lewis, and simply not realize that Trump is the one paving the road to “hope” and “change.”
