Black conservative apostle Claver T. Kamau-Imani, of the Raging Elephants, is the man behind a new slew of billboards that tout the diversity of the Republican Party. These billboards are on display in South Carolina, Ohio, and Texas of all places), and they state the GOP (Grand Old Party) is the new black.
Now that billboard may offend some, but the other billboard that sprung up during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monument unveiling in D.C. ruffled feathers because it stated that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican — an apparent fact.
According to the National Black Republican Association, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, along with Carter G. Woodson and Frederick Douglass.
Apostle Kamau-Imani, who is also a staunch Ronald Reagan supporter, noted:
… the nation elected George H.W. Bush on the hope that he
would continue the work that Reagan initiated.
The nation was disappointed. And
the practice of looking for the “next Reagan” began in earnest. Although every GOP primary has been colored
by the search, the search has fallen miserably short cycle after cycle. Why?Because there was only one Reagan! The only place you’re going to find the great
Reagan now is in his beautiful tomb at his library, and in the memories of
those that lived at the time of his service.
There is no other Reagan! And, we
should stop looking for such a creature.
It’s a waste of time.Ronald Reagan was put in the plans of God for just the
time that he was needed. Reagan had the
beliefs, the temperament, the personality, the skills and everything else that
was needed for just that moment in American and world history. For once, 20th Century America got it right
when it came to selecting its servant-in-chief.
But, he’s gone and there is no other –
certainly not these cheap Reagan imposters that fashion themselves
suitable for the White House in this cycle.”
Ronald Reagan’s track record with African Americans was somewhat problematic, according to Michael Fauntroy, author of “Republicans and
the Black Vote.”
Fauntroy told NPR during the Reagan’s 100th Anniversary episode:
“… Symbolism is really a big part of the thread that we used throughout the Reagan administration as it relates to African-Americans. We talked earlier about the 1980 campaign launch in Philadelphia and Mississippi. Well, the Ku Klux Klan endorsed him shortly after that,” Fauntroy stated. “Now, they were pressed into removing their endorsement, but candidate Reagan was not quick to repudiate the endorsement. And so, you know, the symbolism matters and I think that speaks to the dichotomy that many people have with regard to President Reagan. Conservatives see him one way and African Americans and others see him very different.”
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