Always Republicans

This last few weeks have been the most immersive politically since I've been active within the party. A series of calls from the White house, a couple of emails from the White house. I even was able to meet the SBA Administrator Linda McMahon. To round out the events I along with a small group of agitators were privy to insider information on the State of Affairs here in Nevada by the RNC.

Why do I bring this up. It isn't just to say that I'm closer to the sweet spot politically than ever before. It is to say that during all of those meetings, there was something common to all of them. I was the only person of color in all of those meetings.

Now being a black man, it's pretty easy to pick me out in a crowd. I'm usually the one with all of the people glancing my direction trying to figure out, "Is he Niger Innis, or is he someone important". Needless to say, I am neither. I'm just a run of the mill black conservative, just like my ancestors before me, trying to make a difference. That is the point of this article.

You see blacks have always been a part of the Republican Party. ALWAYS!!! From the day that we as a people gained our freedom with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and the ensuing War between the States, blacks first developed a sense of national identity within the Republican Party.

The first black members of congress were black republicans. The first black state mayors, republican, the first black senators, GOP, The first black governor Republican. The rich heritage of the black association with the Republican Party cannot be denied. It has all but certainly been forgotten. The history books have been either wiped clean of these truths or in the course of time the legacy of great black leaders within the Grand Ole Party has all but been forgotten.

So the next time you see a person of color in a Republican rally or at a conservative event, don't be so shocked. Many of their families, friends and relationships have all been as much of a part of the Republican Party as the guy next to him.