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Black Republicans Returning to Their GOP Roots
NewsMax.com ^ | 2-3-2006 | Dave Eberhart

Posted on 02/08/2006 8:01:27 PM PST by JulieRNR21

ARLINGTON, Va. --

When the 33rd Annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gets underway in Washington, D.C., this week, the new National Black Republicans Association (NBRA) will be there in force, marking the first time a black Republican group co-sponsored what is perennially billed as America's premier conservative event.

NewsMax caught up with the energetic chairperson of NBRA, Frances Rice, on the evening of Feb. 6 as she was gearing up for two days of special "grass-roots" training events for her group that precede the formal CPAC kickoff.

Rice, who retired from the Army in 1984 after 20 years of active service as a judge advocate and who served as a member of President Ronald Reagan's Private Sector Initiatives Task Force, is proud of the rapid progress of her organization – noting that President Bush was publishing a special greeting to the group that was to be read Wednesday evening in conjunction with the group's Pioneer Dinner at this year's CPAC venue at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington. D.C.

Congresswoman Katherine Harris, R-Fla., will read the presidential greeting honoring the NBRA, which was formed just this past August. The NBRA has endorsed Harris in her run for the U.S. Senate, emphasizing, as Rice tells NewsMax, "her consistent support of black Republicans in Florida and black communities in her district."

Rice, who describes her organization as "committed to returning African-Americans to their Republican Party roots," tells NewsMax that the NBRA hopes, among other things, to move Republican political activism away from the use of traditional "paid political operatives" and into the hands of rank-and-file Republicans who are networked and who beat the Republican drum in America's neighborhoods – particularly black neighborhoods:

"There's nothing like having your neighbors come to talk with you," she says.

The message: "To return black Americans to their Republican Party roots by enlightening them about how Republicans fought for their freedom and civil rights, and are now fighting for their educational and economic advancement."

To this end, Rice was instrumental in getting CPAC linked up with Arlington-based The Leadership Institute (TLI), which, since 1979, has been a training ground for tomorrow's conservative leaders.

Participants at CPAC 2006 will have the opportunity to participate in five of their most popular seminars, including a Grass Roots Communications Workshop, an Effective Television Techniques Workshop, a Blogging workshop, a Public Speaking Workshop, and a Campus Action Workshop.

Some 100 NBRA volunteers from around the country will not only be attending the workshops during the formal CPAC sessions, but will be on hand for a special "Grass Roots Activist Campaign School" at TLI's Arlington campus.

"We want blacks to be effective in the political process," Rice says.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blackrepublicans; cpac; florida; francesrice; gop; grassroots; katherineharris; nbra; washingtondc
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Previous article about Frances Rice and NBRA posted on FR is here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1553320/posts?q=1&&page=51

NBRA Website is here: National Black Republican Association

Membership dues are only $10.00 and will help to fund their Grass Roots effort.

1 posted on 02/08/2006 8:01:29 PM PST by JulieRNR21
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To: mhking

bump


2 posted on 02/08/2006 8:05:37 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("If I were a Cuban, I'd certainly be on a raft," Isane Aparicio Busto)
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To: Jaysun; NotJustAnotherPrettyFace; HHKrepublican_2; Eaker; teenyelliott; Maximus of Texas; ...

FYI......PING

When the 33rd Annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gets underway in Washington, D.C., this week, the new National Black Republicans Association (NBRA) will be there in force, marking the first time a black Republican group co-sponsored what is perennially billed as America's premier conservative event.

NewsMax caught up with the energetic chairperson of NBRA, Frances Rice, on the evening of Feb. 6 as she was gearing up for two days of special "grass-roots" training events for her group that precede the formal CPAC kickoff.


3 posted on 02/08/2006 8:07:54 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: JulieRNR21

Yes, I remember when everyone was excited that 2004 would be the election year that a significnt percentage of the Jewish vote would go Republican. Once again, it didn't happen. Somehow, the majority of the Black and the Jewish vote remain die-hard Democrats.


4 posted on 02/08/2006 8:08:10 PM PST by xJones
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To: HHKrepublican_2; Eaker; teenyelliott; Maximus of Texas; Tax-chick; Do not dub me shapka broham; ...

Black Republicans at CPAC................PING


5 posted on 02/08/2006 8:09:56 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: JulieRNR21
Thank God!!

This is great news. I hope the group is phenomenally successful!!
6 posted on 02/08/2006 8:10:12 PM PST by GeorgeW23225 ("Grow your own dope. Plant a liberal")
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To: jmaroneps37; Mase; livius; FloridianBushFan; Voter#537; Popman; Caipirabob; BushisTheMan; Jacvin; ..

President Bush was publishing a special greeting to the group that was to be read Wednesday evening in conjunction with the group's Pioneer Dinner at this year's CPAC venue at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel in Washington. D.C.

Congresswoman Katherine Harris, R-Fla., will read the presidential greeting honoring the NBRA, which was formed just this past August. The NBRA has endorsed Harris in her run for the U.S. Senate, emphasizing, as Rice tells NewsMax, "her consistent support of black Republicans in Florida and black communities in her district."


7 posted on 02/08/2006 8:12:40 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: JulieRNR21

MLK was a Republican ??? Holy Cow, I never learned that in school. I think I will donate.


8 posted on 02/08/2006 8:13:58 PM PST by cmsgop ( Cindy is just another Taco in the Chavez Fiesta Platter............)
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To: JulieRNR21



Just went to the NBRA dinner and awards presentation at CPAC. It was great to hear positive and uplifting people who really get it. No victocrats in this crowd.
Darn, I missed some of the Grammys show..... OH WELL.


9 posted on 02/08/2006 8:15:25 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Sarcasm is something a liberal cannot understand. Along with everything else.)
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To: hemogoblin; NewsSarasota; perfect stranger; truenospinzone; LBKQ; irksome1; netpro; kinganamort

Katherine Harris......Sarasota Freepers.....PING


10 posted on 02/08/2006 8:18:55 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: cmsgop

Yep....few people know that that.....that's for helping NBRA.


11 posted on 02/08/2006 8:20:34 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: JulieRNR21

bttt


12 posted on 02/08/2006 8:22:27 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Kickass Conservative
Just went to the NBRA dinner and awards presentation at CPAC. It was great to hear positive and uplifting people who really get it.

Great to hear you were there! Their Chairman Frances Rice is my friend. Unfortunately, I couldn't attend the Pioneer Dinner but I do support NBRA as much as I can.

13 posted on 02/08/2006 8:24:13 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: xJones

Which is something I just don't understand (Jewish Votes).


14 posted on 02/08/2006 8:26:06 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: JulieRNR21

Good job! I'm so glad to see this happening.


15 posted on 02/08/2006 8:29:03 PM PST by McGavin999 (If Intelligence Agencies can't find leakers, how can we expect them to find terrorists?)
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To: GeorgeW23225
Thank God!! This is great news. I hope the group is phenomenally successful!!

Be sure to check out the NBRA website.....you will learn a lot about the Black Republicans roots in the GOP. And please consider joining the group to help with their Grass Roots Campaign!

NBRA Website

16 posted on 02/08/2006 8:29:21 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Salus populi suprema lex. ~ The safety of the people is the highest law. ... Cicero)
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To: cmsgop
I've always thought his "I have a dream" speech is a very Republican speech. He was telling people that they had to stand on their own two feet, not wait for handouts. That is a Republican think, not a Dem think.

Also, had he been a die-hard Democrat why would Bobby Kennedy have spied on him and tapped his phones?

17 posted on 02/08/2006 8:29:51 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: Arizona Carolyn

I asked about Jewish votes to a Jewish Freeper and got an excellent answer -- long, detailed and very sensible.

But I bookmarked it in the browser instead of on my profile and lost when my hard drive crashed forever.

The upshot was the very strong Jewish value of Mitzvahs -- supporting those who are the most downtrodden. The Dems fly that flag high and appear to do that, even though they do it to keep the disadvantaged as permanent victims in thrall to the party. Even when the party they support is the most anti-semetic group outside of the PLO.

I wish I had kept it or could find it.


18 posted on 02/08/2006 8:30:55 PM PST by freedumb2003 (American troops cannot be defeated. American Politicians can.)
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To: JulieRNR21

Nice thread thank you for posting it!


19 posted on 02/08/2006 8:33:24 PM PST by Steveone (Liberalism is a brain tumor!)
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To: cmsgop

I wasn't aware that MLK Jr. was a Republican, but his dad was, at least until 1960. That year, Martin Sr. switched his support from Nixon to John Kennedy when RFK secured the release of Martin Jr. from jail after a sit-in. (Of course, once the Kennedys were in office Bobby tapped Martin Sr.'s son's phone in the hopes of ruining him, but we're not supposed to remember that.)

-Dan

20 posted on 02/08/2006 8:33:24 PM PST by Flux Capacitor (Trust me. I know what I'm doing.)
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