Clyde Shabazz

§1On the ballot

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§2Who they are

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Clyde Shabazz was the Green Party's candidate for the U.S. House in Michigan's 14th District in 2020 and in Michigan's 6th District in 2024.²

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is running in the 6th District alongside four other Black GPMI candidates for Congress, and that other members of the group's Black caucus are seeking local seats in Michigan.³ It says that if these candidates win, the Congressional Black Caucus would be forced to take up an agenda for the descendants of Black chattel slavery.³ It says the five candidates are demanding a Black reparations commission to address chattel slavery and Jim Crow laws, such as an emergency manager law it calls racist.^3,4 It also calls for a monthly reparations payment of $1,500 from Congress for its role in the era of Black chattel slavery, and a monthly basic income of $1,000 for Americans who earn under $60,000 a year.^3,4

Websites and accounts

• Campaign websiteshabazz6thdistrict4congress.com³