Twitter Drags Michigan GOP Candidate For Wanting To Cancel Black History Month

Twitter is dragging Michigan’s GOP candidate for governor after he stated that he would cancel Black History Month if he is elected.

Austin Chenge, the Black, “deeply conservative” 2022 Republican hopeful, announced on his social media platforms that he would replace Black History Month with “American History Month.” He said that the concept of an entire month dedicated to African Americans was “offensive” and “maybe illegal.” This did not sit well with users, specifically #BlackTwitter, who wasted no time bashing Chenge for his anti-Black beliefs.

I will cancel #BlackHistoryMonth in #Michigan. It's offensive, unfair, maybe illegal… Americans from all backgrounds deserve a revered history. I'll declare American History Month. Austin Chenge, #Veteran & First #Republican Gov #Candidate for MI. Visit https://t.co/WSCP2ITiwa pic.twitter.com/flC58Syo5V

— Austin Chenge (@AustinChenge) February 8, 2021

If you don’t sit it your step n fetch it, buck dancing, foot shuffling, uncle ruckus, goony goo goo behind down somewhere with this bootlicking foolery…. https://t.co/Emabz87bXq

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) February 9, 2021

I am a Nigerian and we have no right to tell African Americans what to do or think, that’s their prerogative. This is part of the reasons why we are divided. This is offensive, you need to apologise to them sir.

— ONI | COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AGENT | BATON ROUGE (@iknowmyonions) February 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/majestichippiee/status/1359209755022131202?s=21

This is a great example to see how some black immigtants come to this country and fall in line with white supremacy. This is why the #ADOS gate will stay up. https://t.co/2JbhPY3DIX

— •°Annunaki Tweets from The Third Dimension•° (@SouConVo_) February 9, 2021

Attempting to cancel Black History Month in the state that houses Detroit, a city monumental in BA History is evil as hell. https://t.co/JqS5tReyTu

— SOULBLACK (@BlackPowerBA) February 9, 2021

This is why most Blk Americans are starting to have the same disdain for immigrants as we do for white supremacists bc they come here to align themselves w/ racism against Foundational Blk Americans. The nerve! https://t.co/px40MyKB4n

— Barbara (@FBAsRGodsPpl) February 9, 2021

A non Black American trying to use his black skin as a way to diminish Black American history. Nigerian… https://t.co/JqS5tReyTu

— SOULBLACK (@BlackPowerBA) February 9, 2021