I originally had no intention of commenting on the recent controversy surrounding the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) most recent foray into racial politics. But, because of the volume of phone calls and emails asking me to give my take, I have decided to oblige my followers.

Let me state this in the strongest possible terms, the Finance Director, Rob Bickhart (a paid, fulltime staffer) and Finance Chairman, Peter Terpeluk (a non paid volunteer and former ambassador to Luxembourg under President George W. Bush) should have immediately been fired and removed from his position, respectively. They are both dead men walking.

The bigger question that I have is, what does Bickhart’s and Terpeluk’s actions say about how they view Michael Steele, the first Black chairman in the party’s history. What type of environment has Steele allowed to fester under his leadership, that his staff would feel comfortable making such a presentation? This is the pressing issue I would love to have the RNC answer.

The Frederick Douglass Foundation will hold its second annual Leadership Summit from March 18 through March 20 at The Washington Marriott at the Metro Center in Washington DC. Speakers will include RNC Chairman Michael Steele, Congressman Mike Pence, and many more.

I’ve worked in the inner city school as a Counselor (Guidance, and Behavioral) for the last several years. Although well-intentioned, I can honestly tell you that neither position wholly encapsulates the real reasons why black-white standardized testing disparities exist.

Tim Mak a writer for Frum Forum has an article out that looks into a new magazine that claims the mantle of Conservatism but on second glance seems to have goals and views that are clearly racist in nature. He argues that the views that the magazine Alternative Right seek to promote are - “actually tired, reactionary ideas that harken back to when people found out there were other races. In fact, their new ideas include concepts that the right largely exorcised fifty years ago, like denying women the right to vote”.

He continues: The site’s frustration lies in their view that white, male conservatives lack the courage to address issues of sex and race with a sense of superiority. “There are races who, on average, are going to be superior,” says Spencer, with implication in tow. The problem with conservatism today is that, as Spencer puts it, “the conservative establishment is full of politically correct purists” who lack the courage to take up the mantle of what should be a white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant America.

Join HHR Blog on March 17, 2010 in New York as we celebrate artist KJ ROSE (Keanna) as she debuts her album.

Last weekend our family had the privilege of joining colleagues from both political parties on a walk through the historic sites of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery and Selma, Alabama. We will never forget the experience. I served as co-leader of the 10th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage sponsored by the Faith & Politics Institute.

We arrived in Montgomery on Saturday afternoon and made our way to the home church of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sitting in the front pew at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, we heard from Dorothy Cotton about her years working with Dr. King. She spoke of the faith that sustained their work and the historic importance of music and singing to the movement.

Historically, in the United States, Black Women as they were being raped and debauched at night by their slave owners and oppressors were being told during the day that their White counterparts were the epitome of and symbol of female beauty.

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the battle for political freedom goes on.

The New York Amsterdam News, the creaky weekly newspaper that is the voice of Harlem’s political establishment, is making the best of a bad week.

We now look to the federal government for most of our troubles. Education issues are blamed on federal laws, even though schools largely use State dollars to run. Local economic issues are blamed on the Presidential administration. Crime is blamed on federal dealings. State social issues are seen as federal issues. These and many more examples can be named.

There is one fundamental issue I see with this choice of accountability: the more we look to the federal government for that accountability, the more power we designate to it. Our nation was designed with a compromise: “The Great Compromise.” This compromise, which created our Constitution, was predominantly successful because the smaller states had a say in it. The small states constantly questioned how powerful the federal government would become under the new Constitution. Madison, Hamilton and Jay, with the introduction of the Federalist Papers, explained that the national government would get its power directly from the states. The Federalist Papers assured the small states that they would still be protected. Unfortunately, the passage of the income tax changed all this. The tax almost naturally transfered accountability from the State governments to the Federal government permanently.

(The following High Noon editorial is an exclusive for Hip Hop Republican Sunday.)

Why must it cost $75-150 for a five-minute consultation with a doctor?

Roi Chinn is the Republican’s choice for Michigan State Senate 13th district in 2010. Roi Le-Thanh Chinn is the grandson of an immigrant from mainland China and an African-American mother who grew up in the Jim Crow South.

“If I Ruled the World”, bolstered by a high-budget music video directed by Hype Williams, became Nas’s first single to gain mainstream notice. The single became a Top 20 hit on both the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (number 17) chart and the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart (number 15).

Much of the reporting on yesterday’s RNC finance presentation leak focused on how the GOP is planning to exploit a fear of socialism to drive up donor dollars. But the real story missed is how successful the RNC’s fundraising efforts have been under the chairmanship of Michael Steele