Spectacular Magazine - Nov 2014 | Page 6

COMMENTARY REPUBLICANS “RUN A BOSTON” – A WAKE CALL FOR BLACK AMERICA By Ada Fisher In ‘Bid-Whisk’, a popular card game often played in the African American community, a “Boston” is achieved by running and gaining all the cards. Such was substantially done by the Republican Party demonstrating its relevance and appeal to middle America without the scare tactics of its opponents. The sad undercurrent of the 2014 elections reveal the lack of support from many of our disenfranchised and devastated communities particularly those representing people of color. I was emba