Welcome to Massa's House, Nicki

Nicki Minaj has officially had her invitation to "the cookout" revoked. She has to join the rest of the "coons" in Massa's House. And all for expressing a little gratitude.

Last week, she praised President Donald Trump for speaking out against the mass killing of Christians in Nigeria. Moments later, some blacks branded her a sellout and a "coon." That is standard operating procedure within the black community: a black celebrity shows a hint of gratitude for a Republican and suddenly, they are no longer "one of us"—or "not like us" as Kendrick would say.

This scenario says less about Nicki Minaj and more about the state of modern black culture.

In 2020, President Trump designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) after years of negligence toward Christians. A CPC is a nation that extensively violates human rights, particularly religious freedoms. There are penalties for being a CPC: severe sanctions, restrictions on aid, or assistance from the international community. For a decade, Nigerian Christians have been killed, priests kidnapped, and communities under constant attack by Islamists. President Biden quietly removed Nigeria's CPC status the following year.

Now, Trump has reinstated it.

"Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands and thousands of Christians are being killed," says President 47. "Radical Islamists are responsible for the mass slaughter. I am hereby making Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern."

"This is not going to happen. The killing of Christians is not going to happen."

Nicki Minaj, the 42-year-old world-famous rapper, proclaimed her approval.

Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God.

No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don’t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.

Numerous countries all… pic.twitter.com/2M5sPiviQu

— Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) November 1, 2025

"Reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God.

No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion. We don't have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.

Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this horror & it's dangerous to pretend we don't notice.

Thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian. Let's remember to lift them up in prayer."

The moment I saw that post, I smiled for two reasons. One, because more celebrities and more people in general are starting to notice the vile treatment Christians receive around the world. And they're speaking up about it. Two, because I knew it wouldn't go over well with black folks. She thanked the "wrong" man.

For those of you uninitiated, "the cookout" has become a metaphor for black acceptance. You're welcome only if your politics are blue and your theology is progressive. Step outside that ideological boundary—praise a conservative, question the Democrat Party, or quote too much Scripture—and you're cast out to "Massa's House." Because in their imagination, a black person who speaks glowingly of Republicans or seriously worships Christ deserves to be back on the slave master's plantation.

That is the first mental hurdle black folks can't seem to get over. Cultural gatekeepers have fused blackness with Democratic loyalty. We'll support any and everything, no matter how destructive it is, as long as a black, Democrat-voting face is attached to it. The chains of Lyndon B. Johnson are still yoked to the black American.

Blacks overwhelmingly support abortion, even though tens of millions of black babies have been killed, because Michelle Obama calls it "reproductive healthcare." We champion LGBTQ ideology, even though it contradicts our professed Christian faith, because Beyoncé appreciates black queer culture. Being "black" means being a Democrat first, a Christian second, and a free thinker never.

This leads to the second hurdle: faith—or, rather, lack of it. So many blacks either display lukewarm faith or abandon it entirely. The culture has been hijacked, not just by the Democrat Party, but by a godless ideology that thrives on grievance, resentment, and perpetual victimhood. It rewards "blackness" only when it can be weaponized as a political tool.

Those who are not willing to Crip walk for Democrats must suffer the consequences. Throughout my life, I've endured the arrows of bucking black orthodoxy. When I was on the radio several years ago, a black woman called me an "Uncle Tom" on air because I critiqued the trend of black women wearing bonnets outside. I've lost many friends and have family members who no longer speak to me because I worship "the white man's god" and I'm out here "coonin'" for Trump. One guy sent me a GIF of a raccoon in a Superman costume. But persecution for righteousness is nothing new—the term "Christian" began as an insult.

The truth is, Nicki Minaj didn't betray black people. She betrayed the false, godless religion of identity politics. She committed the cardinal sin of giving thanks to God—for the freedom to worship and for a leader who dared to acknowledge Christian suffering in Africa. Blacks will call her a coon. I will call her courageous.

Blacks have been worshipping the Blue Donkey for over sixty years—and what are the results? Broken families. Crime-ridden neighbors. Failing schools. Government dependency. Gender confusion. Abortion as a sacrament. Pride flags flying higher than the cross.

The only way forward for black Americans is spiritual revival—not political revolution. Loyalty to a donkey or an elephant won't help. Loyalty to the Lion of Judah will.

The real cookout is not Essence Fest or some Diddy Party sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. It is at God's eternal table where tribes of every color and every repentant tongue gather in glory. But in the meantime, I'll gladly take a seat in Massa's House. I'll save a seat for Nicki.

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