National Black Republican Association asks for help in Grassroots Campaign

National Black Republican Association ^ | 1-6-06 | JulieRNR21

[JulieRNR21]

My friend, Frances Rice is the Chairman of the National Black Republican Association. She is seeking help raising funds for NBRA's Grassroots Outreach.

The NBRA is forming local chapters to build a network of black Republican activists across the country whose growth and activities will be supported by the NBRA.

NBRA will sponsor grassroots campaign training programs, provide educational tool kits to grassroots activists, and conduct forums in black communities nationwide.

In addition to the grassroots activists manual, the tool kit will contain multiple copies of (1) NBRA brochure, (2) NBRA magazine, (3) palm cards about the differences between Republicans and Democrats on values issues (abortion, same-sex marriage, God in the pledge of allegiance, God in the public square, etc.

NBRA needs help to produce their grassroots educational tool kit.

To help with this effort please go to their website: NBRA website

Mailing Address:

National Black Republican Association
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 900-S
Washington, DC  20004

[JulieRNR21]

NBRA's February Events including Celebration of Pioneers Banquet on February 8, 2006 are detailed here:

http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.February2006Events&x=4627651

Grassroots Activists Campaign School February 7-8, 2006

http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.February2006Events&x=5426201

NBRA's Co-sponsorship of the CPAC Conference February 9-11, 2006

To Contact NBRA by mail:

National Black Republican Association
601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 900-S
Washington, DC  20004

[JulieRNR21]

FYI BUMP........Please ping your FRiends to this thread!

[JulieRNR21]

Can you please help to spread the word on this effort?

[fieldmarshaldj]

*BUMP*

[JulieRNR21]

FYI PING.......Co-Sponsor of CPAC requests help with Grassroots Campaign.

[Mark was here]

If you have Republican ideals and happen to be black that is fine.

Organizing for political activity, by race is un-republican in my opinion.

Organizing for political activity, by race is the stuff of the Klan and the Democrats.

[Uriah_lost]

Thanks for your input....the rest of us are going to get back to work.

[JulieRNR21]

The NBRA is not restricted by race.....The use of the name is to call attention to the fact that there ARE Black Republicans!

BTW....I am white.

[JulieRNR21]

FYI.........BUMP

National Black Republican Association seeks help with Grassroots Campaign.

[TaxRelief]

Actually, organizing by race or religion or any other criteria should BE a Republican ideal: After all, it is a right embodied in our constitution: The freedom of assembly for political redress, First Amendment.

It IS wrong to say only certain groups can organize by certain criteria, however.

[JulieRNR21]

FYI..........Ping

NBRA asks for help in Grassroots Campaign.

[JulieRNR21]

Actually, organizing by race or religion or any other criteria should BE a Republican ideal: After all, it is a right embodied in our constitution: The freedom of assembly for political redress, First Amendment.

Thank you......... BUMP

Everytime I post on NBRA it seems someone jumps in to 'hijack the topic'.

[SmithL]

What do you think?

[purpleland]

Frances Rice is the Chairman of the National Black Republican Association. She is seeking help raising funds for NBRA's Grassroots Outreach...The NBRA is forming local chapters to build a network of black Republican activists across the country whose growth and activities will be supported by the NBRA...NBRA will sponsor grassroots campaign training programs, provide educational tool kits to grassroots activists, and conduct forums in black communities nationwide.

***American Blacks definitely deserve a better political legacy than the same old leftover exploitation and demagoguery by the Democrat party. God Speed!

[umbagi]

Please read up on the organization first, before declaring it "un-republican" and "the stuff of the Klan"?

There are groups of votors in this country that are organized and isolated by "identity politics," many of them by race. That's unRepublican and something with which we must struggle.

That struggle is where NBRA and other such organizations come in. They're not organized "by race" (like Julie, I'm white), but exist to confront the identity politics, to educate those held down by those politics, and to show them that Republicans offer them more.

[purpleland]

Excerpt,http://www.blackrepublican.blogspot.com/2005

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Black Republicans & the Republican Party

Wednesday, May 04, 2005
A Black Republican Woman's view of Condoleezza Rice
By Frances Rice

As a black Republican woman, I was intrigued by a recent poll showing that Dr. Condoleezza Rice's favorability rating is 53% among whites and only 38% among blacks. Among men her favorability rating is 52%, but among women it is only 48%. A closer look behind the poll showed that, not surprisingly, Dr. Rice, a Christian, is rated very low by liberals and very high by conservatives.

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[umbagi]

purpleland, here's a fixed link to The Black Republican Blog.

[JulieRNR21]

BTW Frances is not related to Condi but both are intelligent, patriotic and beautiful!

[mware]

let me know how I can help.

[JulieRNR21]

From that Blog:

More about the NBRA Chairman.....Frances Rice

I grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and retired from the Army in 1984 after 20 years of active service. I received a Bachelor of Science degree from Drury College in 1973, a Masters of Business Administration from Golden Gate University in 1976, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law in 1977. I became politically active in 1982 and served as a member of President Ronald Reagan's Private Sector Initiatives Task Force. I worked as a volunteer in the campaigns of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush, as well as Governor Jeb Bush. I am a co-founder of the SaraMana Black Republican Club and am a Committeewoman representing the Club in the Florida Federation of Black Republicans. I am a member of the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Sarasota County. Most recently, I became Chairman of the National Black Republican Association, an organization that is committed to returning African Americans to their Republican Party roots. Among the awards I have received during my military career are the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Defense Service Medal and four Army Commendation Medals.