I’m an African-American Woman. Here’s My Advice to Conservatives Wooing My Community.

By:  Kay Coles James

August 29, 2016

Our children grow up sicker, poorer, less well-educated, and at greater risk than other American children. (Photo: Karen Focht/Zuma Press/Newscom)

Kay Coles James, a trustee of The Heritage Foundation, formerly served as director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and as Virginia’s secretary of health and human resources.

The moment Donald Trump urged black voters to consider supporting him—asking, “What do you have to lose?”—the consultants and pundits sprang into coordinated action, bombarding the airwaves with their “r” and “b” words.

“Donald Trump is a racist,” posted Daily Kos. “Donald Trump is a bigot,” piped in The New York Times’ Charles Blow.

There’s a method to this madness, of course. Call someone a racist and they’ll no longer be heard. They’ve been accused of racism, after all, so they’re not…