RNC Chair Mehlman Brings GOP's Pro-Black Pitch to Howard
Date: Monday, April 04, 2005
By: Emily Brown, Special to BlackAmericaWeb.com
Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, told Howard University students last week they should consider joining the GOP because Republicans stand for racial equality and freedom.
“No matter how much we win elections, if the party of Lincoln does not have more African-Americans come back home, we can’t call ourselves the majority,” Melhman told about 30 students who gathered on Howard University’s Washington, D.C. campus. “I’m proud to belong to the party founded to eliminate slavery in this country.”
Howard was Mehlman’s latest stop on his “Conversations with the Community” tour. He has already visited a number of black communities in recent weeks, including at Prince George's Community College and the New Jersey African-American Chamber of Commerce, plus made an appearance on “The Tavis Smiley Show.”
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