During the 2024 presidential election, CJ Pearson, a 22-year-old political strategist, activist, and content creator, mobilized young conservatives to the polls. As the national co-chair of the ...

In a profile in USA Today, Pearson is described as the “face of the Black conservative movement’s next generation.” CJ Pearson went viral in 2015 when he posted a YouTube video rebuking then-President ...

Elise McCue is a digital associate for The Daily Signal. In January 2025, influencer CJ Pearson threw an inauguration party that quickly became a cultural flashpoint, spawning countless think pieces, ...

*A wave of young Black conservatives is reshaping Republican outreach, leveraging social media influence and cultural relevance to expand support for Donald Trump’s political agenda. As USA Today ...

CJ Pearson went viral in 2015 when he posted a YouTube video rebuking then-President Barack Obama for his White House invitation to a Muslim student falsely arrested and accused of bringing a bomb to ...