As I walk from Alabama to Mississippi on my Walk Across America, I’ve been thinking a lot about the chains that bind us. I am not thinking of the visible chains of poverty, drugs and violence, but of the invisible chains that grip our minds. Just as good ideas free our minds, there are destructive ideas that hold us captive. It seems far too many of us prefer this captive mentality – and why?
What got me thinking about this was the recent attacks on Nicki Minaj. This Trinidadian-born rapper, who rose from the streets of Queens to global fame and fortune, dared to go off the script of identity politics by publicly supporting President Donald Trump.
Predictably, the left unleashed a barrage of attacks with the explicit aim of “cancelling” her. Everything for what? An individual expressing his opinion? Or, more accurately, a black individual expressing his own opinion?
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Is this political, or something deeper – like white guilt manifesting as control over black thinking? It’s a tired pattern we’ve seen before, due to the vilification of thinkers like Thomas Sowell and Shelby Steele. Even I was vilified when I came out as a black conservative in Chicago. I lost more than half of my church and my family had to go into hiding because of death threats.
U.S. President Donald Trump and musician Nicki Minaj hold hands on stage at the U.S. Treasury Department’s Trump Accounts Summit in Washington, DC on January 28, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
When Minaj recently appeared at a U.S. Treasury Department event promoting “Trump Accounts” for children’s financial futures, she didn’t mince her words. She stated, “I’m probably the president’s biggest fan, and that’s not going to change.”
She addressed the response head-on: “The hate or what people have to say doesn’t affect me at all. It actually motivates me to support him more.” And she didn’t stop there, calling out the “bullying” and “smear” campaigns against Trump, saying, “We’re not going to let them get away with bullying him.” … It’s not going to work.”
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Minaj, an immigrant who came to America as a child, was once a Trump critic. But in her recent posts on
She also called for voter ID, exclaiming, “What sane, progressive, progressive, leading nation is having a DEBATE on whether or not there should be voter ID?!?!!!!”
This isn’t just celebrity gossip. This is a woman in a position of great influence, with millions of fans, who has chosen her own path and opinions.
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The response? A full-scale attack from the left in hip-hop and entertainment circles, demanding mindless submission to progressive orthodoxy.
Fans and critics have flocked. One Another accused her of being “anti-immigrant” and “embarrassing” for supporting Trump.
Even at the Grammys, host Trevor Noah took a swipe: “Nicki Minaj isn’t here — she’s still in the White House with Donald Trump.”
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Reports claim that she has lost millions of followers due to fan ‘backlash’ and her ‘MAGA-fication’. One critic even wrote, “She’s so embarrassed and her fans don’t even care.” The official Democratic Party account even quoted a Stan page to diss her — a rare and revealing move against a celebrity.
Is this all white guilt at play? Absolute. White liberals, in their zeal to “protect” black people from themselves, often end up patronizing and controlling us. They assume that we must all think the same, vote the same, and speak the same – otherwise we are traitors. On the other hand, elite black liberals shame us into groupthink to maintain their grip on power – otherwise we will be labeled race traitors.
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In books like “White Guilt,” Steele exposes how liberals use racial guilt to maintain power, treating blacks as perpetual victims in need of their guidance. White guilt is never about actual guilt – no white person today can feel personally guilty about what white people have done in the past. Instead, white guilt is solely about power, and it has been the progressive elites’ tool to keep their tribal agenda alive. As Steele says: White guilt is black power.
White guilt is not benevolence. It’s a cage. It reads: “We will forgive your history if you let us determine your future.” But when a Black person like Minaj breaks away — supporting Trump on issues like economic empowerment or border security — white guilt turns to anger. They can’t handle a queen crowning herself. Instead of debating her ideas, she bullies, mocks and erases. This is not progress. It’s plantation politics in modern dress.
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I see hope. If I had listened to the progressive left, I would never be in the middle of construction on my life-changing community center on the South Side of Chicago. That’s why I admire Minaj’s resistance. It reflects the spirit of those who have always fought for true liberation – thinkers like Sowell and Steele, who remind us that freedom includes the right to disagree.
Black people are not a monolith. We can support Trump with policies that build wealth for our children, like those Trump Accounts, without losing our souls. The left cannot silence us or blind us to the truth. As Minaj said, hate only motivates us more – and let that be our fuel for a much better future for us all.
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