Karen Hunter says Black voters should pay close attention to voices that push division within the community.
During a recent episode of The Karen Hunter Show, the SiriusXM host responded to callers concerned about attacks on voting rights, political disengagement and growing distrust among Black voters. Hunter argued that many of those narratives are deliberate.
“Divide and conquer,” she said on air. “Why are you telling Black people not to vote? Why are you telling Black people not to like other Black people?”
During the show, a caller questioned the role of Black churches during the increasing attacks on Black families and representation. Hunter answered by naming pastors and churches she believes are still deeply rooted in community work, including Otis Moss III and Frederick Douglass Haynes III, while also noting churches that built housing, supported hospitals and invested directly into struggling neighborhoods.
But Hunter also maintained that voters too often fail to organize around clear demands.
“I don’t care what their plan is,” she said while discussing Democrats and Black voters. “Their plan has to be our plan.”
Hunter repeatedly called on listeners to become more engaged in their own communities instead of waiting for political leaders to act first.
“Some of us haven’t even walked our neighborhood,” she continued. “We don’t even know what’s missing.”
