Hip Hop Republican is a combined
music
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and
politics
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blog that started in 2004 by Richard Ivory. Ivory says that he started the blog in part because of frustration with the belief that blacks must be
Democrats. The blog was credited with giving
conservative blacks a sense of community during the
2008 presidential election when they were often expected to vote in solidarity with
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the U ...
.
The blog has since expanded to feature many other commentators alongside Ivory, including
Lenny McAllister
Leonard Francis McAllister Jr. (born January 13, 1972) is an American political commentator for a number of newspapers and websites, including RedState, AOL, and ''The Root''. He was the 2016 Republican Candidate for US Congress in after winn ...
and
Shirley Husar. The term "Hip-Hop Republican" as popularized by the blog has become an identity for some young black
Republicans.
[Emily Ramshaw]
"Hip Hop Republicans".
''The Dallas Morning News
''The Dallas Morning News'' is a daily newspaper serving the Dallas–Fort Worth area of Texas, with an average print circulation of 65,369. It was founded on October 1, 1885 by Alfred Horatio Belo as a satellite publication of the ''Galvesto ...
'', 9/2/2008.
See also
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Black conservatism in the United States
Black conservatism in the United States is a political and social movement rooted in communities of African descent that aligns largely with the American conservative movement, including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes socia ...
References
External links
Hip Hop Republican blog"Interview with Hip Hop Republican's Claudio Simpkins @ RNC".
African-American blogs
Black conservatism in the United States
American political blogs
Republican Party (United States)
American conservative websites
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