Niger Roy Innis (born March 5, 1968) is an American
activist
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and
politician
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. He is the National Spokesperson for the
Congress of Racial Equality
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(CORE) and executive director of TeaPartyFwd.com, and a political
consultant
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Consulting servic ...
. He was an
MSNBC
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commentator.
Early life and education
Innis was born in
Harlem, New York
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, on March 5, 1968, and currently lives in
North Las Vegas, Nevada
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. In 1990, Innis attended
Georgetown University
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, and pursued a degree in political science, but did not graduate from the school.
Career
Innis is active in community and social organizations, including as Co-Chairman of the Affordable Power Alliance (APA), a coalition of Latino and African American ministerial organizations; Senior Citizen Advocates, which fights against public policies that raise energy costs; Advisory Committee
Project 21 for the
National Center for Public Policy Research
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; consultant to EEN247.com, Empowerment and Excellence Cable channel;
NRA
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Membership Committee and NRA Lifetime member.
Innis was a political and social commentator for
MSNBC
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and
National Public Radio
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(NPR). He is a frequent guest on
CNN
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,
Fox News
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,
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, had been National Director of CORE since 1968.
Innis is chairman of Tea Party Forward, part of the
. On January 4, 2013, TheTeaParty.net appointed Innis to their Congressional Advocacy Team. He also served as the group's chief strategist.
. He lost the primary to
.