A Michigan Politician Has Vowed To Cancel Black History Month, And He’s Black

Austin Chenge,  a businessman who is the Republican Gov Candidate for Michigan, has tweeted a bold statement about what he will do if he gets into office.

He wrote, "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." 

Strangely enough, Austin Chenge is black.

https://twitter.com/AustinChenge/status/1358809095147511810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1358809095147511810%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthesource.com%2F2021%2F02%2F10%2Fblack-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-vows-to-cancel-black-history-month-if-elected%2F

This isn't the first time that Chenge has tweeted out something that was...unconventional. After the Capitol riots, he wrote, "Yesterday, I saw Americans doing everything necessary to ensure their God-given freedoms, their rights and their #American way of life, some were overwhelmed by more passion than others, but all for the love of their country."

https://twitter.com/AustinChenge/status/1347241983849476097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347241983849476097%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthesource.com%2F2021%2F02%2F10%2Fblack-gop-gubernatorial-candidate-vows-to-cancel-black-history-month-if-elected%2F

According to The Source, in the past, Chenge has also called the state's Democratic governor "a dictator" and has taken a lot of heat for his "deeply conservative" views.