Politics are not the answer for black people, never have been, never will be. Been knocking on that door for too long now...nobody has answered...STOP knocking!
This is not to say that some well-meaning but, misguided, black people have not attempted to promote change through these channels but...c'mon people...it aint workin'
I would also like to add, that black people are NOT a monolith. There is room for a plethora of opinions, discourses, methodologies, and passions in the struggle...HOWEVER...there is no room for self loathing and the loathing and mistrust of other black people.
Just One Quibble
My view of Unity08, though, is not as a third party but as a sort of mash-up of both parties. Of course there's no precedent for that, because it's never been tried, has it?

(Well - maybe the Adams-Jefferson ticket which "won" in the sense that it got elected but lost as good government for the people? But remember, I feel that way about almost ALL tickets regardless of party! So maybe I should count that as a party mash-up win precedent?)