Opinion Why There are Barely Any Black Protesters in the L.A. ICE ‘Riots’ - There's a good reason that many Black folks aren't getting involved in a front-line situation in L.A.

Why There are Barely Any Black Protesters in the L.A. ICE ‘Riots’​

There's a good reason that many Black folks aren't getting involved in a front-line situation in L.A.
By Lawrence Ware
The Root
Published June 11, 2025

The ICE protests in Los Angeles have made enough of an international impression that President Donald Trump has gone over the head of California Gov. Gavin Newsom to not only send into Los Angeles the state’s National Guard but also 700 Marines to deal with protests that have erupted over ICE raids in the city.

One question, though: Where are all the Black protestors?

Polling shows that 50% of Black folks support a route to citizenship for people who are in the country illegally. But make no mistake...more than a few of us think illegal immigration is getting out of hand. Some worry about the economic impact people entering the country illegally will have on Black workers. There is good reason for that.

A little known fact is that, since 2008, median household income increased 14.1% for Black households, compared to 24.3% for Hispanic households. Add to that the fact that many Black folks have legitimate reasons to be frustrated about how once-thriving Black communities have been largely taken over by people who may or may not be in the country legally. That might explain why there are so few of us out in the streets acting a plum fool.

But look...most of us really rock with Trump. We may not love how illegal immigration is impacting Black communities, but we dislike the man who lives in the White House even more.

Put simply, we just don’t like his get down. The President looks at the way that all the other leaders of the free world before him have done things and says, “Nah. I’ll do it my way.” Very few of us rock with that.

The numbers say most Black folks think something needs to be done about illegal immigration. That might (does?) explain why there are not as many of us in the streets in L.A. But since so few of us like this President and how he does things...we won't exactly come to Donald Trump's defense.

Straight From

https://www.theroot.com/why-there-are-barely-any-black-protesters-in-the-l-a-i-2000044969

 

[CharlesBarkley]

>Libs shocked niggers don't like spics.

"Uhhhh... it must be because they are uhm... Really tired, yeah! That's it! It couldn't possibly be because of racism!"

 

[tehpope]

Because they don't like illegals taking our jobs and getting a free ride.

 

[Elwood P. Dowd]

Add to that the fact that many Black folks have legitimate reasons to be frustrated about how once-thriving Black communities have been largely taken over by people who may or may not be in the country legally

Pat Buchanan tried to warn you (as in the "black community") in the early 1990s what was coming, particularly to California, though also Texas, Florida and even Georgia at this point. Sadly, he assumed a higher collective IQ and ability to plan for the future than in fact exists.

 

[Kafir]

14.1% for Black households, compared to 24.3% for Hispanic households

This has me confused kiwi bros. Do Hispanic people work harder than their nigger counter parts?

 

[clipartfan92]

The Root hasn't gone bankrupt yet?

 

[Migraine Box]

No, no, there are. They just come out at night when all the stores start getting looted. Not even being sarcastic either, look at the vids of the Apple Store, Adidas, and the jewelry stores that got ransacked the other night lmfao.

 

[Wallace]

Because "Abolish ICE", like "Defund the Police", is a luxury belief held by middle class white progressives.

 

[YouGuysAren'tThatSmart]

They're pissed that their gibs are being taken away and being gibin to the other community of gib abusers. Now they know how the yt people be getting dat black fatigue, ssheeeit.

 

[DoomsdayElite]

They're too busy looting behind the scenes to wave Mexican flags. It's a golden opportunity, because LAPD and the NG have their hands full with spics. In any event, I'm hoping for many brown skulls to get cracked.

 

[Dr. Hannibal Buress]

The USAID laundered money to fund their protests is gone. No more 100 dollars and a juice box for showing up and nigging out. Also, niggers hate spics, the make niggers look even worse by working harder.

 

[VeteranOfTheRetardWars]

Because despite all their other problems, Black people are actually American citizens and therefore still negatively affected by illegals.
Also, by and large they don't like Hispanics, it's not rocket science.

 

[Made In Wales]

When the Extinction Rebellion idiots blockaded UK towns and cities in 2019, there were very few Black people protesting about the planet - most actually wanted them to fuck off home.

The woke idiots will try to spin the narrative that Black people are environmentally conscious - a few might be but most aren't as it's seen as a 'White People's problem'.

Blacks do not have the Whites back if it doesn't suit them or their agenda - remember, anything they support must be advantageous to them and they must get more rewards than Whitey because 'only fair'.

Besides, in the USA, the choice for the Blacks is 'Orange Man Bad' or 'Choc Ice Woman insane' - I can understand why some Blacks would rather sit any protest out because they ain't gonna win.

 

[6 Years Ago]

Do niggers get mad when you call them "people"? What's with all the FOLKS FOLKS FOLKS shit?

Oh I see now... this was written by a retarded nigger tapdancing around the truth and is full of slang beginning to end.

 

[Strix454]

Yeah. Someone finally noticed how "white" those protests against ICE are looking.

 

[deleuzeon]

Most of the ones I saw throwing rocks off overpasses onto cars, risking murder for no reason at all, looked pretty black.

 

[LeChampion1992]

Most of the ones I saw throwing rocks off overpasses onto cars, risking murder for no reason at all, looked pretty black.

Those were illegals not black Americans the people doing that were black Hispanic gang members a lot of them.

 

[Ron Jeremy Stan Account]

"The rioting in Los Angeles has a diversity problem" was not on my 2025 bingo card.

 

[Kingfisher9000]

Put simply, we just don’t like his get down. The President looks at the way that all the other leaders of the free world before him have done things and says, “Nah. I’ll do it my way.” Very few of us rock with that

This dude sounds like an old white man trying to sound like a black man.

 

[Haramburger]

All the blacks I see in the L.A.footage are looting. Not chanting politics, not standing around to put a message out. They are absconding with physical goods.