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The Ben Shapiro Show

Candace Owens | The Ben Shapiro Show Sunday Special Ep. 97

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News, News Commentary

4.4152.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 September 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Candace Owens has quickly become one of the most influential young minds in the country. In her new book, “Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democratic Plantation”, Candace explores her own journey to conservatism, as well as the liberal policies that in reality do more harm to black communities than good. Candace stops by to discuss her book, her story, as well as her take on the racially charged violence currently plaguing the nation.    Become a Daily Wire member today to hear the bonus questions! Visit dailywire.com/Shapiro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's not good for us when you have a culture and music which glorifies baby mama.

0:05.3

We have a culture problem in black America.

0:06.9

I think the best way to fix it is for everybody to stop debating about it,

0:09.9

everyone stop the handholding, and let black Americans get to work.

0:14.0

Democratic presidential nominees have received, on average, 90% of the vote from black Americans

0:19.4

for the last six decades. These candidates have

0:22.7

run and continue to run on race-specific handout programs like affirmative action and now

0:27.3

slavery reparations to supposedly save the black community from racism embedded, deep within

0:32.5

American society. The work of improving black lives has largely been stripped from black

0:37.1

Americans by liberal

0:38.1

politicians and thought leaders telling black Americans they're victims of America.

0:42.4

That is what inspired Candace Owens into a political career.

0:45.9

Candice had always thought she was a Democrat.

0:48.1

That is, until the media's dishonesty during the 2016 election woke her up.

0:52.6

Since coming out as conservative, she speaks on black

0:54.8

culture, the victimhood promulgated within it, and a society weaponizing race for political

0:59.2

power. In 2018, she founded Blexit, a movement encouraging black and minority communities

1:04.2

to jump ship from the Democratic Party. Candace, who finds herself frequently canceled on Twitter,

1:09.5

recently posted a video criticizing

1:11.2

the propping up of George Floyd as a hero.

1:13.7

That video went viral and resulted in an onslaught of attacks.

1:17.2

We'll get into that controversy here.

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