African American Confidence Analysis

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The confidence of african american people is very low. Mr. West, you have a confident mindset which a lot of african american people need. African americans need a role model for their confidence. The reason why people would look up to you is because you don’t think like a politician. If they see you run for president, they will think they can do it too if he can do it. According to theroots.com, Theodore R. Johnson III states “In a survey last year, a plurality of black Americans said there is no leader who speaks for them. Even when familiar names were presented, only 1 in 10 felt these leaders were adequately giving voice to their issues”. He’s basically saying that there’s no clear leader in the african american community. That’s because

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