Black Maga KICKED OUT of Ken Paxton Rally RECEIVES ZERO SYMPATHY From Americans (2026 YouTube podcast with comments)

Black Maga KICKED OUT of Ken Paxton Rally RECEIVES ZERO SYMPATHY From Americans

Thee Black Lens, Oct 20, 2026  UNITED STATES

"A viral video involving Black conservative Thelma Louise at a Ken Paxton political rally is sparking heated debate across America. Why was she reportedly kicked out of the rally, and what does this controversy reveal about race, loyalty, and belonging in the Republican Party?

In this video, we examine the viral footage, the online backlash, and the growing debate over Black conservatives, MAGA politics, racial tensions, and whether political loyalty guarantees acceptance.

 Is this an isolated incident, or does it raise bigger questions about minority representation in conservative politics? Watch until the end and share your opinion in the comments."
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Statistics for this YouTube video as of October 23, 2026 at 3:09 PM EDT
total #of views -  4,272 views total # of comments -36

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube podcast about a Tik Tok video that was published by Black conservative Thelma Louise. A few clips of that TikTok video are included in that podcast.

In her Tik Tok video Thelma Louise shares her reaction to being kicked out of a October 2026 political rally for Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. (The Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Texas in 2026 is James Talarico (White American male). 

This post includes clips from various people who share their opinion about Thelma Louise and her Tik Tok video. 

Selected comments from this podcast's discussion thread are also included in this pancocojams post.

Click to the transcript feature to read the comments that are made in this podcast.

The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and political purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Thelma Louise, and all others who are featured in this podcast. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to Thee Black Lens for publishing this video on YouTube.
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*According to the description of this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@Blacklens-l4x , Thee Black Lens is from Kenya, East Africa. However, he provides this statement: "On this channel, I'll break down the stories involving racism, discrimination, segregation, social justice, Black culture, race relations, American politics, civil rights, economic empowerment, and current events affecting Black communities across the United States."

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD

All of these comments are from Oct 20, 2026 to Oct. 26, 2026. These comments are given in relative chronological order with the oldest comments given first except for replies.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tuXAzfhii4

1. @J_Boogiee-e1d
"The only surprise is that she’s surprised."

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2. @ronaldblack-zb4yn
"I care 0% lady, your issue!"

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3. @kevinking5406
"Tatum

Owens

Hodge Twins

Diamond and Silk

On and on and on. 😆 🤣 😂"

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4. @stephenrowe1921
"And don't forget "uncle" Tim Scott,the minstrel man. Mr. Bojangles reincarnated."

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5. @MrMalcolm900
"Its pretty amazing how judgmental people are. Oh, and sir you are not even American, please mind the business that pays you over there in whatever country your from."

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6. @learnwithniashow
"It did make her even more foolish smh I would be ashamed to have put that online ahhahahaha now the whole world 🌎 is making meme of you smh 🤦‍♀️"

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7. @GregoryDawson-q7u9u
"Wow😢😢😢😢😢"

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8. @georgewashington3555
"She left Democratic party 2 years ago. What exactly did she like in the last 2 years ... ? that she wanted to change ?"

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9. @georgewashington3555
"Who is she really ? We know that ... her name is not Thelma Louise. This is some narcissistic twist and a grift."

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10. @keithbrazell6909
"That 2nd guy killed me😅😅😅😅 because you're black do do dah do do dah😅😅😅😅"

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11. @kshummingbird
"Hilarious, I'm dead 😂😅."

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12. @Ryda_Prophet.B1
"She's the type to say slavery wasn't a bad thing people make mistakes, racism no longer exist because we are not in chains or working on a plantation."

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13.@Blacklens-l4x
"So true"

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14. @Joe-hx7ob
"So desperate for attention...😢"

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15. @Gee-q5c
"I don't know about others but fly's in the Buttermilk always get my attention. And there' seems to always be one."

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16. @scottiescott5006
"They are against DEI, Black Museums, Fired Black and women Generals, Cuts in the Dept of Education, Cut voting rights, cut affirmative action programs. cut SNAP programs. They Lie cheat and steal. So, what is it that you like about the Republicans??????"

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17. @jbarnes705
"Why are still talking about this turncoat, who switched Party affiliation, because she saw something that appealed to her in the Republican Party, to find out, they didn't want her, and embarrassed her in front of everyone. FAFO!!!"

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"The Black Church Has Been Getting ‘Souls To The Polls’ For More Than 60 Years" (2020 article excerpt)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post is an excerpt of a 2020 online article that was written by David D. Daniels III.

"The Black church" in this article refers to the "Black American" church (i.e. Christian churches in the United States whose memberships are totally or mostly comprised of people with some Black descent.)

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to David D. Daniels III for his research and his writing. Thanks to all those who are part of  historical and present Souls to the polls efforts. Thanks also to the original publisher of this online article. 
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ARTICLE EXCERPT
From https://kinder.rice.edu/urbanedge/black-church-has-been-getting-souls-polls-more-60-years
"The Black Church has been getting ‘souls to the polls’ for more than 60 years"

Oct. 30, 2020, DAVID D. DANIELS III

"At Black churches up and down the U.S., religious slogans have been supplanted with another message in the run up to Nov. 3: Vote!

The landscape of the 2020 general election has been dotted with efforts by the Black Church — churches that have traditionally had predominantly African American congregation — to encourage voter registration, mobilization and protect against efforts to suppress the vote.

Under slogans including “Souls to the Polls,” “AME Voter Alert” and “COGIC Counts,” Black denominations and national bodies such as the Conference of National Black Churches have partnered with civil rights organizations including the NAACP in a concerted effort to increase voter turnout among African Americans.

The push comes amid deliberate tactics to make it harder for Black and Latino Americans to vote, including purges of voter rolls in communities of color, strict voter ID rules and restrictions on polling places. As a historian, I know these tactics are nothing new — nor is the role of Black Churches in countering these moves.

Black Church-led campaigns to expand and protect voting among African American reaches back to the years following the Civil War. At political forums held in churches, clergy educated congregants on political issues, regularly running for elected office themselves.

‘Give us the ballot’

Modern efforts picked up momentum during the years after World War II, especially during the era of the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Most African Americans were denied the right to vote prior to the 1965 Voting Rights Act being signed into law. As a result, Black Americans were grossly underrepresented in the political system while simultaneously marginalized within the economy and social order through racial segregation laws.

In 1957, churches and civil rights organizations got together to sponsor the “Prayer Pilgrimage of Freedom” demonstration in Washington D.C. Organized to celebrate the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, which ruled school segregation unconstitutional, the event became a rallying cry for voting rights.

Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. framed the issue of voting, racial progress, and democracy in these terms:

“Give us the ballot and we shall no longer have to worry the Federal government about our basic rights.

"Give us the ballot and we will by the power of our vote write the laws on…the statute books of the southern states and bring to an end the dastardly acts of the hooded perpetrators of violence.

"Give us the ballot and we will fill our legislative halls with men of goodwill.

"Give us the ballot and we will place judges on the benches of the South who will do justly and have mercy.”

The speech came at a time when barriers to Black voting ranged from poll taxes, literacy tests to the use of voter intimidation.

To King and other civil rights leaders, the Black Church was a key institution within the pro-democracy movement. They believed its reach could be harnessed to eradicate the barriers to voting and expand accessibility of voting and enlarge the number of voters.

Rise of the PACs

A lot of Black Church-based voter registration efforts in the following decades took place under the Voter Education Project, which lasted from 1962 to 1992. The project sponsored citizenship education, voter registration and mobilization, as well as research on voting among African Americans.

Black denominations such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church also worked alongside black sororities and fraternities, civil rights agencies, masonic lodges and labor unions in voter projects such as “Operation Big Vote” and “Wake Up, Black America” to encourage voter turnout.

Meanwhile churches often served as locations for voter registration strategy meeting and forums.

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These PACs emerged during the 1970s and 1980s. They led voter registration and turn-out campaigns, provided education on political issues and endorsed candidates. Both remained active even into the 2020 general election cycle.

The “Souls to the Polls” movement began in Florida during the 1990s. The concept was to organize caravans after church service on the Sunday prior to Election Day to transport Black congregants to early voting locations. By the early 2000s, the NAACP, Black denominations and other organizations had transformed “Souls to the Polls” into a national movement.”…

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Soulful Sounds In Honor Of "Souls To The Polls" Early Voting Efforts (complete reprint of 2012 pancocojams post)

Edited by Azizi Powell

[This pancocojams post is a complete reprint of a 2012 pancocojams post. That post, which remains in this pancocojams blog, has no visitor comments as of this 2026 date.

Visitor comments for that 2012 post and this 2026 post are still welcome.]

 
This pancocojams post honors the "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts by showcasing five musical selections whose titles include the word "soul". Information & comments about "Souls To The Polls" initiatives & a video about the "Souls To The Polls" project in Ohio are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for historical, sociological, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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COMMENT ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD "SOULS" IN THE PHRASE "SOULS TO THE POLLS"
"Souls To The Polls" are community specific initiatives to recruit potential voters and help facilitate transportation for those persons who need it so that they can get to early voting locations on those days when such voting is permitted. While these initiatives are primarily church based, participants in "Souls To The Polls" efforts don't have to be members of the church which is sponsoring that particular initiative. Nor do participants have to be members of any church or religious organization.

The title "Souls To The Polls" creatively uses in-rhyming (rhyming withing a phrase) to quickly convey the purpose of that effort. The word "souls" has two meanings in the context of the "Souls To The Polls" initiative. "Souls" has a spiritual meaning, given this initiative's majority sponsorship by churches. Secondly, "soul people" is a familiar colloquial synonym for "Black people". Black people's connection to our soul is said to be reflected in the way we "live, and move, and have our being". The colloquial definition of "soul" meaning "Black folks" fits the "Souls To The Polls" title for these early voting efforts as the majority of those who coordinate "Souls For The Polls" initiatives are African Americans and the majority of the people who participate in "Souls To The Polls" initiatives are African Americans.

In the United States, voting locations are known as "polls".

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"SOULS to the POLLS" ORIGIN & HISTORY
From http://www.stlsoulstothepolls.org/history.htm.
"The name "SOULS to the POLLS" is taken from a 2008 voting initiative in parts of Florida that allowed citizens to vote the last Sunday before the general election. Pastors would typically emphasize the importance of voting during morning worship and following service, congretants [sic] would collectively sojourn to the polls. According to the NAACP, statistics showed that in the 2008 general election in Florida, 33.2% of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6% were Hispanic"...

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EXCERPT OF AN ARTICLE ABOUT SOULS TO THE POLLS
From http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-10-28/news/os-souls-to-polls-sunday-20121028_1_elections-office-black-churches-orlando-police
"Souls to the Polls carries on Sunday tradition"
7:15 p.m. EST, October 28, 2012|By Jeff Kunerth, Orlando Sentinel

"The line of cars, vans, and church buses backed up for blocks on Kaley Street as hundreds of voters participated Sunday in a Souls to the Polls early-voting event at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office.

The traditional day for early voting among black churches is the Sunday just before Election Day, but this year the Florida Legislature shortened the number of days for early voting, eliminating that Sunday.

You can take a Sunday away, but you can't take away our vote or our voice," said Bishop Kelvin L. Cobaris, pastor of the Livingston Street Church of God in Orlando.

Cobaris said about 75 members from his church carpooled to the early-voting event, organized by the African American Council of Christian Clergy.

Other churches and community groups participated in a Souls to Polls effort held by the Federation of Congregations United to Serve, a multiracial collective of clergy and congregations in Orange County. Their effort, aimed at black and Hispanic voters in Orlando and Kissimmee, was part of an early-voting effort by PICO United Florida, a statewide network of faith-based federations.

"Across the board, our faith congregations at FOCUS understand the importance of this one Sunday of early voting," said Executive Director Liz Buckley.

Muslim organizations also organized an early-voting drive Sunday in Orlando.

"We want to get them out early and build momentum in the community," said Rasha Mubarak, regional field coordinator for Emerge USA, an Islamic civil-rights organization. "For us, this is very important for us to go out to the polls because of the anti-Islamic rhetoric we have seen in this election."

Orlando police rerouted the procession of vehicles along Kaley down Atlanta Avenue, where people parked and walked to the elections office in dark suits and long dresses, ties and T-shirts, jeans and dress slacks, heels, sandals and sneakers. They walked the narrow path in the grass by a recycling center, across the railroad tracks, and past the political signs that lined the street like a crowd waiting for a parade...

By early evening Sunday, 1,622 people had voted at the Supervisor of Elections office, according to election officials."
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Souls To The Polls efforts are also supported by Black fraternity and sorority organizations. The woman wearing a pink tee shirt with green letters who was featured in this article is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

While "Souls To The Polls" efforts are non-partisan, it's likely that the majority of voters -if not all of the voters- who participated in thsse initiatives support the re-election of President Barack Obama.

There are also "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts in the state of Ohio and in other African American communities throughout the United States where early voting is possible.
Unfortunately, there's no early voting (except for absentee voting under certain conditions) in my state of Pennsylvania.

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A VIDEO ABOUT SOULS TO THE POLLS EARLY VOTING EFFORTS

High court allows early voting in Ohio



wcpo, Published on Oct 16, 2012

Local pastor talks about he court's decision.

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FEATURED MUSIC
(These examples are posted in no particular order.)

Video #1: Soulful Strut/Young-Holt Unlimited



oldies 55, Uploaded on Aug 22, 2008

put your soul in a groove

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Video #2: The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger" (1967)



SweetGeorgiaPeache

Uoloaded on Aug 29, 2010

Released in 1967, great performance and song.

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Video #3: Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music



conkyjoe

Uploaded on Oct 25, 2006

Classic Arthur Conley music video from the mid 60's on The Rick Shaw TV Show, Miami, FL

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Released:1967
Genre:Funk Soul

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Video #4: "Memphis Soul Stew" (live) King Curtis & The Kingpins



McGarVision, Uploaded on Feb 8, 2008

The only band that could make Booker T & The MG's sweat. "And now we need a pound of fat back drums..." King Curtis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 6, 2000.

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Video #5: Sam & Dave - Soul Man (1967)



bluesouland, Published on Apr 18, 2013
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This video was added on 11/5/2016 to replace a video that is no longer available.

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Thanks to all those who conceptualized the "Souls To The Polls" effort. Thanks also to those who coordinate and who volunteer for "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts in the United States.

My thanks to the vocalists and musicians who are featured in this video, and thanks to the writer of the article which is excerpted in this post.

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It's A Tradition For Black Students From North Carolina Universities To March Together To Vote (Videos from 2016-2026)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases examples of YouTube videos of groups of Black students from various North Carolina universities marching to vote on-campus.

This pancocojams post also showcases examples of YouTube videos of Black students from various North Carolina universities marching to vote at the nearest polling place off campus because their on-campus polling place was closed to suppress the students' votes.

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who participated in these marches to voting polls. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/north-carolina-hbcu-students-march-to.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Black Students From Three Greensboro, North Carolina Universities March To Vote In The 2024 Midterm Election (information, videos & chants)."

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-history-of-we-ready-motivational.html for another related pancocojams post entitled "The History Of "We Ready" Motivational Sports Song & Protest Marches Song (information & videos)".

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS OF BLACK STUDENTS MARCHING TO VOTE ON-CAMPUS
These are examples of videos on this subject that can be found on YouTube.

This first video doesn't mean to imply that this was the earliest year that students from these universities marched to vote on campus.

The title of this post doesn't mean to imply that Black students were the only race/ethnicity of students who participated in these marches. 

These videos are given in chronological order with the oldest videos given first. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #1 -Eagles March To The Polls

North Carolina Central University, Mar 11, 2016

Eagles are marching to the polls! Join us in voting to make sure your voice is heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ply2LdLF1qw
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Here are the words to a call & response chant that is heard in this video:
call- What do we do when we're under attack?
response- Stand up and fight back.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2- NCCU students march to the polls in North Carolina's 2020 primary election

Common Cause North Carolina,  Feb 28, 2020

Students at NC Central University in Durham participated in a March to the Polls event, walking together to an early voting site on their campus to cast a ballot in North Carolina's primary election. The event was organized by the NCCU Student Government Association, Common Cause North Carolina, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Advance Carolina.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ3TYJJ8g40

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - NCCU students hold 'Soar to the Polls' early voting event

ABC11, Oct 27, 2022

North Carolina Central University students will be making their voices heard at the polls Thursday when they march to an early voting site on campus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TR3LjqvzQA

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4- NC A&T State University students march to the polls

FOX8 WGHP, Oct 17, 2024

NC A&T State University students march to the polls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CeX2Lt94_k
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Here's a quote from a Black female student who was interviewed in that video (time stamp: 1:05-1:21):

"It's important to have a convenient voting spot on campus for so many reasons. But for one, we have the largest HBCU in the entire nation. We have over 12,000 students that go here and giving them an opportunity to have easily accessible voting booths is especially important."

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS OF BLACK STUDENTS MARCHING TO VOTE OFF CAMPUS
This first video may not have been the first time that students from these universities marched off-campus to vote.

The title of this post doesn't mean to imply that Black students were the only race/ethnicity of students who participated in these marches. 

These videos are given in chronological order with the oldest videos given first. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

SHOWCASE VIDEO #1- North Carolina A&T Students March Two Miles To Vote After GOP Denies On Campus Early Voting Location



Roland S. Martin, Oct 30, 2018  #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BringTheFunk

Students from North Carolina A&T marched two miles to vote during their Soles to the Polls event on Saturday. 

Republicans in North Carolina removed the early voting location at the HBCU in a brazen attempt to suppress the students' votes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXuOQVJV94Y

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - March to the Polls

WXII 12 News,  Oct 22, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxca5Ri6wTc
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This video documents how the march to the nearest polling place by students from North Carolina A&T, students from University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and students from Bennett College  went viral.

This video shows clips of that march, including members of the marching band playing their instruments while they marched to the polls.

In this video a student also talked about a subsequent march to the polls by those university’s students for this 2026 national midterm election.

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