Black and Right: Black Republicans and Conservatives

Bookerrising.com: site for black moderates and conservatives.

Frederick Douglass Republican Forum

The National Leadership Network of Conservative African-Americans.

Noindoctrination.org, 'devoted to policing professors accused of harrassing conservative students in their classroos' (according to Black Issues in Higher Education magazine though the site's terminology is neutral).

February 14, 2005

Transforming Moral Problems into politics. "Am I pushing the envelope too far to suggest that there is common ground between the politics of slavery and the politics of Social Security?" by Star Parker of the Coalition for Urban Renewal & Education (CURE).

October 5, 2004

"Take heed, Democrats: Unrequited love is not an option."

"Bronze Buckaroo" Backs Bush. As in 2000, President George W. Bush is trying to up the GOP's traditionally low share of the black vote. He may not succeed, but his efforts have already won over an important figure in black history to his side. Pioneering black actor and musician Herb Jeffries says he supports Bush "150 million percent" and calls the president "a tough cowboy."

"A Veteran Ploy. The truth about those health-care "cuts" Kerry complains about."

August 28, 2004

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 2004 New York City Schedule

10:00 am: Opening Ceremony: Pat Boone accompanies Lee Greenwood singing "I'm Proud to be an American" during raising of the Confederate flag.

10:05 am: Vote on motion to go into Closed Session. (If motion fails, Justice Antonin Scalia will announce that all media must turn off audio and video recording devices.)

10:30 am: Katherine Harris speaks on "Are Elections Really Necessary?"

10:45 am: Trent Lott - "Re-segregation in the 21st Century"

11:00 am: Announcement: Lincoln Memorial Renamed for Ronald Reagan

11:10 am: Phyllis Schlafly speaks on "Why Women Shouldn't Be Leaders"

 11:30 am: Rush Limbaugh - "Just Say No To Drugs"

 11:45 am: Ann Coulter's Tribute to "Joe McCarthy, American Patriot"

 12:00 noon: Singing of "God Bless America" and big screen projection of "Blue Angels" fly-over

12:04 pm: Lunch Break - steak with vegetable sides of ketchup and relish, yellow cake

 12:30 pm: Oliver North - "Never Trade Arms with Terrorists"

 1:00 pm: Reps. Doolittle and DeLay speak on the GOP congressional agenda.

1:30 pm: Group cheer -- Global-warming-schmobal warming!

 1:35 pm: GOP's Tribute to Tokenism, featuring Colin Powell and Condi Rice

 2:00 pm: Accounting for Beginners -- "Tax Cuts are Good for Deficit Reduction"

 2:30 pm: Labor Secretary Elaine Chao speaks on "Economic Growth Through Job Exportation"

3:00 pm: Newt Gingrich speaks on "The Sanctity of Marriage"

 3:30 pm: Unveiling of "The Guide to Imperialism" by the Heritage Foundation

 4:00 pm: Announcement: Ronald Reagan to be added to Mt. Rushmore

 4:15 pm: "Stomp on Poor People" Happy Hour (guided sight-seeing buses leaving for Harlem every 10 minutes)

 6:00 pm: Dinner Break: Texas-Style Endangered Species Barbeque

 7:00 pm: John Ashcroft leads ceremonial burning of the Bill of Rights

 (Note to convention hall staff - make sure statue of Justice is fully clothed)

 7:15 pm: George W. Bush video tribute "Higher than a Kite: Portrait of a Fighter Pilot"

 7:30 pm: Vote on motion to put image of Ronald Reagan on one dollar bill

 Keynote Speech by Dick Cheney (Exact time TBA, depending on his arrival from secret bunker).

 8:00 pm: "Kiss Ass" session with Christian Coalition

 8:30 pm: Workshop on government-corporate relations by Dick Cheney

 8:45 pm: Log Cabin Republicans Encounter Session -- Coming to Terms with Your Self-Hatred

 9:00 pm: Assault Rifle Raffle

August 27, 2004

PRESS RELEASE: REPUBLICANS DOUBLE NUMBER OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CONVENTION DELEGATES (F***ing hypocrites)

EDITORS' NOTE: Contact Liselle Yorke to schedule interviews with David A. Bositis. Delegate Listing Available from August 30 at http://www.jointcenter.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The number of African Americans attending next week's Republican National Convention will be almost double the number in 2000, according to Blacks and the 2004 Republican National Convention, a new report by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The 167 black delegates represent a 96.5 percent increase, and also set a new record for the largest percentage of black delegates (6.7 percent) at a Republican national convention. The previous record of 6 percent was set at the GOP's convention in 1912. In comparison, African Americans comprised 20.1 percent of the delegates at this year's Democratic convention in Boston.

"This dramatic increase in African American delegate participation is a remarkable showing for the Republican convention, and it will be interesting to see whether it filters into the voting booths come November," said Joint Center president Eddie N. Williams. "Our polling since the 2000 election has indicated some increasing support for Republicans among younger African Americans, although as shown in the 2002 midterms, this generally has not translated into more votes for the GOP."

Fewer African Americans will be holding key positions at the Republican convention than at the Democratic event last month. Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele is a Deputy Permanent Chairman of the convention, and Florida state representative Jennifer Carroll is chairing the Committee on Permanent Organization. Steele, as well as Education Secretary Rod Paige will be featured speakers.

The quadrennial guide by David A. Bositis, senior research associate at the Joint Center, also highlights African American participation within the Republican state parties and the importance of African American voters in key battleground states and in congressional and local races. Noting the Bush administration's attempt to appeal to black voters, Bositis states: "The prospects for increasing the black Republican vote in 2004 are not encouraging, and unless there are some unexpected developments President Bush will get the 10 percent of the black vote that Republicans typically draw."

Available information on the delegates, alternates, and other key black Republican personalities will be posted on the Joint Center's website, http://www.jointcenter.org, from Monday, August 30.

Other key findings in Blacks and the 2004 Republican National Convention: *In 2004, only seven states have no black delegates or alternates, compared to 16 states in 2000 and 19 states in 1996.
*Louisiana (15.6 percent), Michigan (13.1 percent), Maryland (12.8 percent) and New York (12.7 percent) have the largest percentages of African Americans in their state delegations. *Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and New York had the largest increases in the number of black delegates, while Ohio, a key battleground state, is the only state with a significant decline.

To receive a copy of this report, please contact the Joint Center*s Office of Communications and Marketing at (202) 789-3500. The companion report for the Democratic National Convention was released last month and is available online at http://www.jointcenter.org.

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, conducts research and analyses on public policy issues of concern to African Americans and other minorities, promotes their involvement in the governance process, and operates programs that create coalitions within minority, business, and other diverse communities. For more information, visit http://www.jointcenter.org.

PRESS RELEASE: African-American radio entrepreneur, Tammy Camper, host of The Tammy Says Radio Show & The Tammy Says Radio Foundation, will be broadcasting live from Talk Radio Row at Madison Square Garden, home of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, August 31st from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Guests for the show will be from the House Small Business Committee, Delegates from the Conference, BET, and a special interview with the National Director of the Minority Business Development Agency Ronald Langston who will discuss the state of minority business and what the MBDA is doing to assist minority owned businesses. Other invited guests are the Small Business Administration, Women Impacting Public Policy, Black Republican Women and others. Interviews not broadcast during the radio show can still be heard on the Tammy Says website.

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"This show is all about small business issues and we bring in the political angle that can effect that issue; no spin or sensationalism but just the facts that are important not only to minorities, but to business owners in general", said Tammy. ...Tammy has teamed with Walter Fields of The NorthStar Network whose mission is to provide news and information from a perspective that is relevant to the experiences of Black people in the United States, to both reach broader bases and will be streaming information and commentary from The NorthStar Network on the Tammy Says website.

The upcoming show from the Republican National Convention can be heard on Tuesday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST at www.tammysays.com. Feel free to email questions to. For information on the Tammy Says Radio Show Foundation contact TSRF@tammysays.com

August 23, 2004

Oops! Are they doing it again? The Black vote in Florida.

July 21, 2004

Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele has received a featured speaking spot at next month's Republican National Convention, where he will deliver a message of racial equality and economic empowerment for a party looking to broaden its appeal among minorities, GOP leaders announced yesterday.

July 20, 2004

Georgia candidates may draw national attention in fall: The Nov. 2 election for U.S. Senate could pit a black Democrat against a black Republican.

Cartoonist Condemned for racist strip

June 7, 2004

'Long shots don't scare me': Political novice preaches GOP creed while courting conservative whites. "U.S. Senate candidate Herman Cain was surrounded by white faces.

It was a recent early morning on the Cumming town square, and the lone African-American in the Republican race to replace Democratic U.S. Sen. Zell Miller was hunting for votes in this GOP bastion on the northern edge of metro Atlanta — a county with a black population of less than 1 percent."

Woman tries to persuade fellow blacks to switch, vote Republican. " Don Quixote tilting at windmills is one thing. But trying to convince Americans that the Republican Party is the historic and present day party for blacks and that the Democratic Party is full of racists who opposed civil rights legislation, well that is Frances Rice territory."

June 5, 2004

Sullivan Summit Dinner to Honor Condoleezza Rice. "On June 17, 2004, 1500 people are expected to attend a Black Tie Gala Celebration to honor National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and other individuals who have defied the odds to make significant contributions in society, not only in America, but worldwide."

June 4, 2004

RNC Chairman Gillespie Addresses African American Business Leaders.GOP.com. "Ed Gillespie, Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), today met with over a hundred African American business leaders in Detroit, to kickoff a multi-city Economic Empowerment Tour."

The New Black Republicans. "They are the new black Republicans and they have a new name for the party. GOP they say stands for the Grow Out Party. These are African American Mayors and State lawmakers who say for far too long, Democrats have taken the black vote for granted. And they're fed up."

Don King backs Bush. "COLOURFUL US boxing promoter Don King has thrown himself into the political arena by lending his voice to a Republican Internet "game" attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, the Republican National Committee announced today. The game, found on the web at www.gop.com/kerryvskerry, shows King in a boxing ring announcing a fight between Kerry and Kerry."

Poor Republican showing on reservations upsets Native American activist. By Jack Siebold. "After Republican John Thune lost a close senate election to Democrat Tim Johnson two years ago, his party vowed to make a difference where it counted, on reservations.
But another poor Republican showing in reservation counties sparks accusations of idle promises by Russell Means."

Black Republicans Demand DNC Apology for Past Wrongs, Posted by the ChronWatch Founder, Jim Sparkman.
" After hearing author Wayne Perryman’s inspiring speech on the Democrats' racist past during the recent Western Black Republicans Conference (May 15), many black Republicans are writing and e-mailing the Democratic National Committee and demanding that the DNC apologize to blacks for 168 years of racist practices."