(The Hill) — Congress’s two incoming black Republican members have charted different courses so far on the issue of race — though neither seems entirely interested in carrying the mantle of diversity for the GOP. As the first African-American Republicans in Congress since 2003, Reps.-elect Allen West (R-Fla.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) find themselves, by […]
(New American Media) — The question of who should or shouldn’t be in the Congressional Black Caucus only came up when new Tea Party–backed n GOP congressmen Allen West (R-Florida) and Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) were asked whether they intended to join. The short answer to the question who should be a CBC member is: […]
(The Grio) — A radio show host who says that illegal immigrants shouldn’t receive education and shouldn’t be treated at hospitals will now be the Chief of Staff for newly elected Congresseman Allen West. Joyce Kauffman is West’s choice, and she’s a radio host considered to be an extreme conservative on issues such as immigration and […]
(CBS News) — Last week, two African-American Republicans were elected to Congress: Florida’s Allen West and South Carolina’s Tim Scott. The two men, both backed by the Tea Party, are the first African-American Republicans in the House since J.C. Watts of Oklahoma retired in 2003. West vowed last week to join the Congressional Black Caucus […]
(Center for American Progress) — When the 112th Congress is seated in January, two newcomers, Allen West of Florida and Tim Scott of South Carolina, will make history as they become one of the rarest of political species. They are black and Republican, a combination that rarely finds success at the ballot box—or elsewhere in […]
(Afro American) — Election Day victories for two Black Republicans raise a rare question in the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress: How will two African American members of the Grand Old Party interact with the Congressional Black Caucus? Fourteen Black Republicans ran for Congress in the Nov. 2 midterm elections but, after all […]
(Politico) — Allen West is coming to Washington with a message for the all-Democratic Congressional Black Caucus: He wants in. West told POLITICO he’d “absolutely” be interested in joining the CBC. “That has been a monolithic voice in the body politic for far too long. There is a growing conservative black voice in this country,” West […]