A house divided: How two generations of Black men with opposing political views live under the same roof

By Marquise Francis

A new poll found that more than half of Gen Zers have different political views than at least one parent and a third differ from both parents.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — David Shockley doesn’t understand his son Darius’ political ideology. A longtime resident of Savannah and an aircraft mechanic instructor, the elder Shockley fumbled through trying to describe his son’s ideals.

“It makes no sense,” said David, who is Black and plans to vote for former President Donald Trump for a second time. He admits it hurts to know that he and his son, who identifies as a leftist, plan to vote for opposing candidates.

“It’s like, where did I go wrong?” he said. “Did I miss a step in raising him?”

The two live in the same house together, share similar hobbies and love each other but their views on who should be the next president could not be more opposed.

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