Diddy Launches “Our Black Party” … And The Backlash Is Swift!

Folks are revolting against Diddy in droves. The Bad Boy head honcho has launched a new initiative, Our Black Party, but people think that Puff isn’t the leader we necessarily need.

Diddy is demanding change. His “Our Black Party” mission is “to create a platform to help advance a political agenda that addresses the needs of Black people.” Initially, the two-step king was telling Black people to withhold their vote until promises concerning the community were enacted. Now, in a conversation with Charlamagne the God, Diddy is doing an about face and saying we should follow his initiative and vote for Biden.

Things have got too serious. It would be irresponsible of me to have us hold our vote hostage. But it would also be irresponsible of me to let this moment go by and not make sure going forward we are doing what it takes to own our politics.

— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020

So, I'm launching one of the boldest things I've ever launched. I'm launching a Black political party with some young Black elected officials and activists. It's called @OurBlackParty, it doesn't matter if you are Republican or Democrat…

— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020

Diddy also says we need to build up a Black political army and build coalitions with communities, community leaders, and organizations that are Black-led and serving Black communities.

We can protest all we want, but to win, we have to build our own Black political army. To do that, we have to be trained and organized. @OurBlackParty is doing that.

— Diddy (@Diddy) October 16, 2020

We envision doing that by building coalitions with communities, community leaders, and organizations that are Black-led and serving Black communities.

— Our Black Party (@OurBlackParty) October 16, 2020

And while this all sounds well and good, fans on Twitter are giving Diddy and his plan the side eye…

Diddy, Cube and all these celebrities are woefully unequipped to position themselves as leaders. I wish they would stop and just give money to folks doing much more necessary and tangible work.

— Southern Comfort (@God_sgift_) October 16, 2020

Diddy and everyone else starting a political party is chasing $$$ just like Trump was when he ran for president

— Erika Stallings (@quidditch424) October 16, 2020

If Diddy and Cube of Ice wanted to really help Black people, they would have put their money into Black orgs and Black activists that already exist and have been fighting. But whatever

— clit-cat bar (@JoellasWorld) October 16, 2020

Cut the shit man pic.twitter.com/4or7yksGd1

— Malik Be.. (@MalikRashaun) October 16, 2020

What do you think — is Diddy on to something or way off base?