There is an old Ghanaian proverb that says, “Until the lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.”

 

 

Journalism is the first draft of history. In the wake of Democrats’ shellacking in the midterm elections, many journalists and pundits blamed low black turnout for their losses. They compared 2010 turnout with 2008, but that is like comparing apples and oranges. Turnout is always higher in a presidential election year.