In 1888, at the Republican National Convention, Douglass also received one vote as President of The United States making him the first African-American to receive any vote at all as President of the United States in the United States. And, in 1892, he was appointed Commissioner to The Chicago World’s Columbian Exposition by The Haitian Government. Frederick Douglass was also referred to as “the founder of The American Civil Rights Movement.”

Jeb Golinkin talks to the founder of HipHopRepublican.com and NM Contributor Richard Ivory about how Republicans can do a better job reaching out to voters in urban communities. Richard argues that Republicans can in fact attract minority voters in major urban areas, but that doing so will require some open mindedness and a few strategic changes.

Whether you agree with health care reform or not, understand what your Senator and Congressional representative is signing.
H.R.3200 – America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

BY Cleo E. Brown     The night-time descends, Darkness falls; I sleep the dream Of red-tipped robins Waiting For your call. Disappointing me not, Never do you fail To meet me with a Grin. We walk down the street Merrily Happy to be friends. Kin can be kind;                                                                                                       Kin can be harsh; Kin can [...]

In 1917, Jeannette Rankin, a Montana Republican, became the first woman to serve in the House. Committed to her pacifist beliefs, she was the only member of Congress to vote against entry into both World War I and World War II. Shortly after Ms. Rankin’s election to Congress, the 19th Amendment was passed in 1919. [...]

  Ambra Nykol, a black conservative blogger, writes: “I am a lover of high fashion. For me, New York Fashion Week is like the NBA playoffs. I live to see what designers are coming out with next and I love to see new looks walk up and down the runway. I won’t lie though, creativity [...]

By Richard Ivory A few weeks back Megan McCain stated while speaking to the Log Cabin Republicans national convention, that the GOP was not at war with liberals or Democrats but with itself, and those members who seek to remain in the past from those looking forward to the future. Below is that speech she [...]

“If ever there did exist within the GOP such a thing as a music director, i.e. conductor that had the skills and know how to provide a harmonious melody to this musical ensemble, it is the Party’s new Chairman Michael Steele”  By Richard Ivory                  A friend once summed up the GOP’s minority and urban problem [...]

 By Cleo Brown The Guggenheim Museum is one of six museums in New York City, New York. The other five museums are The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The MOMA, The Whitney Museum, The Museum of Natural History, and The Transit Museum. The Guggenheim Museum is International in its scope and includes a museum not only [...]

Brandon Brice As a transplant to New York relocating from Detroit, better known as “Motown” or the “Motor City,” I know first hand  effects of job loss, especially when dealing with the auto-industry. Michigan’s once pride and joy, the big three; General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor Company recently experienced dramatic job loss increasing unemployment [...]