Talk to any Black man, of any generation, and he will tell you that he isn't being heard. Throughout most of the 20224 political season, it seemed that everything was being talked about, everything was on the table, except for the issues and concerns of Black men. That changed about six weeks ago. All of a sudden, corporate media and the leading pundits of the networks, started talking about Black men "abandoning" the Democratic party in support of the man atop the Republican party's presidential ticket.

Young Black men were getting most of the attention. The pundits, almost giddy, were and still are eager to talk about a community that so often they portrayed in negative perspective. They were gleeful to talk to young Black male, who clearly wasn't up to par on politics, about the 2024 presidential race. They were happy to showcase a young Black man who was ready to give his thoughts on the Democratic nominee for president. But in practically every snippet, the media hawks missed some things. They didn't have or put things in context. They didn't try to learn what was behind a given opinion. This completely missed who Black men are as a group - as a people who are as diverse in their opinions as they are in their looks.

Yes, there will be some Black men to support the Grand Old Party and its leader, but there are for more Black men who are supporting the Democratic nominee. Corporate media likes to talk about how the support for the Republican party has grown. If so, it's incremental.

On this episode of The Offshoot, I talk with three Black men, and I ask them what is the media missing? What is the real rational that Black men, particularly young Black men, give for supporting and voting for a political party and it's leader despite facts that seems contrary to their lives. What is driving their politics? Those questions get answered, and the answers to those questions are not what mainstream media is publishing.