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Originally posted by The Cushite
How many of you knew that "Martin" from the Cosby Show is a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha and a black conservative writer
http://www.josephcphillips.com/. Anyway, he was on a panel at The New Black Vanguard Conference II that was basically about black conservatism and it's response to black leadership.
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I did. I met Bro. Phillips two years ago at the fraternity's Western Regional Convention in Denver, Colo. He's good friends with a chapter bruh, so I'm made aware of Bro. Phillips' work from time to time. ....some of it I get with, some of it I have to put aside.
This whole "Black conservative" thing is interesting, and really depends on the label you attach (as your post suggests). Traditionally, "we" are very much in the country's conservative strain. Haven't seen recent quantifiable statistics, but generally, we tend to attend church more regularly than the nat'tl average, we support "fair" policing (because our communities benefit first by its implementation), support school vouchers, etc... Historically, our family have been tighter (we just didn't put our elderly in nursing facilites, and pregnant girls went "away" to live with Big Ma) to have the babies, etc..
Sure, you can spotlight segments of our community and get a different picture, but in the main, I don't think our "conservatism" is at issue...Now if you ask why it doesn't translate into more Black Republicans, that's a different, and worthy, question.
I'm aware of LaShawn Barber and Shelby Steele, and some of the sites you've listed. Others are new for me and I'll have to review them.
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