Long-lasting solutions demand a comprehensive thorough ‘rethink’ of America so that each new approach in each area supports the success of the others. It also call for the removal of all Confederate leader statues and monuments, and the renaming of streets, schools and military bases that bear Confederate leader names, which is something Trump has been averse to doing. Dems said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. I haven’t felt this low since Kobe passed. Download theGrio today! Ice Cube, is hitting back at claims that he “went to the dark side” in working with Donald Trump‘s 2020 presidential re-election campaign. She then provided a link to what Trump’s plan entails and added, “Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Or blamed black people for throwing tins of soup… or this tweet ‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/zr0R73gWDJ, — Arihat تایرا (@arihat_) October 14, 2020. The CWBA is Ice Cube’s Contract With Black America he shared on social media and offered readers the opportunity to make comments and suggestions. Dems said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. Facts: I put out the CWBA. The rapper/actor once claimed in a 2016 tweet that “I will NEVER endorse a mothaf**ka like Donald Trump! Shoutout to @icecube for his willingness to step up and work with @realDonaldTrump Administration to help develop the #PlatinumPlan, Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA. Author Roxane Gay shared on the social media platform disappointment in the news writing, “How… does the guy from NWA become MAGA?” after questioning if money was involved. The new bank, Greenwood, is named after a neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma once known as the Black Wall Street. !” and fans are now crying out that he’s done exactly that by working with the 74-year-old’s campaign on his Contract With Black America. Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA.”, Ice Cube breaks silence about Trump administration allegations, Cube faced a lot of criticism from people and he immediately became a trending topic on Twitter. Dems said we’ll address the CWBA after the election. Trump campaign made some adjustments to their plan after talking to us about the CWBA. Ice Cube faced backlash after the Donald Trump administration revealed the rapper turned actor joined them to work on the 'Platinum Plan.'. “So the POWERS that be cancelled my interview on @CuomoPrimeTime tonight,” he tweeted. “I believe Joe Biden still needs to show us his MAJOR plan to help heal the BLACK community to totally secure the vote,” Ice Cube tweeted out in June. But, that changed under the leadership of @realDonaldTrump with a record of results in the community & continued success with FOUR MORE YEARS and the #PlatinumPlan.”, Twitter piled on Cube for working with Trump. REVOLT Summit x AT&T’s "Summit Saturdays" returned for its third installment with another round of thought-provoking discussions from some of your favorite stars who dropped gems about going after your dreams. Although the move was not an endorsement for Trump in the 2020 presidential election, Ice Cube faced backlash on Wednesday by association as senior advisor to the Trump campaign Katrina Pierson thanked him on Twitter. Thank you for leading! Thank you for leading! Ice Cube thinks both US presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Joe Biden, are â evilâ , as he says he is reluctant to align himself with either party ahead of the November 3 election. newsletter, Kanye West thanks DaBaby for his support and hints at a collaboration, Donald Trump calls police pushing protesters a “beautiful thing”, 50 Cent to produce three feature-length horror films, Three 6 Mafia to play first indoor U.S. concert since the pandemic began, Issa Rae makes her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut, Fetty Wap mourns the death of his younger brother. It was Trump campaign Senior Advisor Katrina Pierson who outed Cube’s participation in helping the president develop his “Platinum Plan” for Black Americans. Cube responded to the allegations on Wednesday (Oct. 14) by tweeting that he reached out to both parties about his proposed Contract With Black America (CWBA), but Joe Biden's campaign wanted to connect with him after the election. Joe Biden says he will forgive student loans for families that make less than $125,000. Rapper Ice Cube is under fire for working with Donald Trump’s re-election campaign on his Contract With Black America. I don’t know if it can really matter to us. DeMicia Inman October 14, 2020 But, that changed under the leadership of @realDonaldTrump with a record of results in the community & continued success with FOUR MORE YEARS and the #PlatinumPlan, — Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) October 14, 2020, Katrina then stirred the pot more complimenting Cube’s message and tweeted, “Black people criticizing @icecube for actually helping black people is why we haven’t had nice things. Photo: @icecube/Instagram. Get REVOLT updates weekly so you don’t miss a thing. Ryan Destiny, Gillie Da King, Wallo, Kosine and more inspire on the latest Summit Saturdays. Despite all feedback, Ice Cube remained firm that his actions were with a bigger purpose. Cube responded, “I will advise anybody on the planet who has the power to help Black Americans close the enormous wealth gap.” In a follow-up tweet, he clarified that he has not endorsed Trump or Biden. ✊. Thank you for leading!”, After Twitter users laid into Cube for working with Trump’s campaign, he put out a tweet of his own on Oct. 14, reading, “Facts: I put out the CWBA. And when we see you ‘jumping the shark,’ it KILLS us. The CWBA calls for Reparations, removal of confederate statues, anti-racism classes, renaming bases with currently named after confederates – Trump is the opposite.” But a user who goes by@ProudSocialist said, “I am with @IceCube. Thank you for leading!” followed by the medium-brown raised fist emoji after thanking the Friday star. Especially in 2020.” @WonderKing82 wrote, “trump has been on this earth nearly 8 decades, he has done absolutely nothing for Black people, so miss me with the ‘Ice Cube is working with trump to help Black people.’ All Ice Cube is to trump is a puppet to get black people to vote for him or at least not vote for (Joe) Biden.”, User @theLAUGHPAC pointed out to the rapper, “@icecube I’ve read the CWBA. In the public broadcast, the former member of NWA said he met with Democratic and Republican leaders to discuss plans for change and support in Black communities. “Leaders gonna lead, haters gonna hate. EVER! “I’ve actually been [banned] from CNN for a few months, so I was surprised they even asked. Read More: Ice Cube, Tiffany Haddish and Don Peebles talk economic equality on ‘Vote For Your Life’. © Copyright 2020 HollywoodLife, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. He responded to critics with his own tweet, claiming both Democrats and Republicans contacted him and he made the decision to speak with the Trump administration who subsequently altered their plan. This Contract with Black America will provide conceptual approaches in several areas,” including prison, police, and judicial reform, as well as financial lending reform. Black people, we can take anything,” he said. TheGrio is now on Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and Roku. Trump’s Platinum Plan listed multiple goals the commander-in-chief said he hopes to make true for Black Americans including increased access to capital in Black communities by almost $500 billion. People say we can’t take another four years of this. “I’ve actually been [banned] from @CNN for a few months, so I was surprised they even asked. But it seems like they can’t handle the truth,” he tweeted. HEARTBREAKING. Trump announced in early Oct. 2020 that he would infuse $500 billion in capital to expand upon programs his administration already established during his presidential first term, aimed at helping the Black community. Have you subscribed to theGrio’s podcast “Dear Culture”? She gave Ice a shout out on Twitter on Oct. 13, and the following day the 51-year-old — real name O’Shea Jackson — became a top trending Twitter topic. How… does the guy from NWA become MAGA? Twitter piled on Cube for working with Trump. Have news, pics or video on a breaking news story? I’ve actually been ban from @CNN for a few months so I was surprised they even asked. I just know one of ’em is gonna win. It’s ok Ice Cube. 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Posted by Red Table Talk on Monday, October 5, 2020 According to his post on Facebook, the CWBA was “designed to start the hard conversations. Now is always the right time to do the right thing. Killer Mike launches Black-owned digital bank. He reached out to Democrats and Republicans and Democrats told him to wait. Thank you for leading!”. The Donald Trump administration revealed help from rapper turned actor Ice Cube on the Platinum Plan which outlines the POTUS’ promise to Black Americans.