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.
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.
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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.
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.
Black Republicans at CPAC................PING
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."
MLK was a Republican ??? Holy Cow, I never learned that in school. I think I will donate.
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.
Katherine Harris......Sarasota Freepers.....PING
Yep....few people know that that.....that's for helping NBRA.
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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.
Which is something I just don't understand (Jewish Votes).
Good job! I'm so glad to see this happening.
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!
Also, had he been a die-hard Democrat why would Bobby Kennedy have spied on him and tapped his phones?
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.
Nice thread thank you for posting it!
-Dan
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