First Black Conservative Summit Generates Compelling Debate
More than 50 people from across the state attended the first Georgia Black Conservative Summit Thursday.
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Some of the panelists and guests at the first Georgia Black Conservative Summit Thurs., Jan. 26, 2012, at the Georgia Capitol, from left: Georgia Republican Party Chairwoman Sue Everhart; event co-coordinator and 5th District director of the Georgia Federation of Republican Women Lelia Mack-Hagood; Georgia 8th Congressional District Republican Party Chair Vivian Childs; Dr. Tim Johnson, chairman and founder of The Frederick Douglass Foundation; the session moderator Peri Similien vice president of The Conservative Alliance; the Honorable Justice Harold Melton; and Gregory Wilborn, a member of The Conservative Alliance of Georgia. (Melvin Everson, Executive Director of the Deal Administration's state EEOC Commission, had just stepped away).
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More than 50 people attended the first Georgia Black Conservative Summit Thursday at Georgia's Capitol.
Here are scenes from the event, which included presentations and short addresses from a range of conservative and Republican leaders including Vivian Childs, the first African-American elected chair of the Georgia Republican Party's 8th Congressional District.
Stay tuned to Cascade Patch for more on the summit and the event's organizer, The Conservative Alliance, established a year ago by Republican and conservative African-Americans in the metro area.
Dominique Huff
10:27 pm on Friday, January 27, 2012
Thanks Janita for providing coverage on your site about Black Conservatives. None of these so-called 'black owned, black operated' news organizations bothered to send a reporter, provide a calendar listing or whatnot. Yet, they are the first to talk about how we as blacks need to come together (in their minds, they only want those who agree with them). Reminds me of a few posters on here, won't say no names. Kudos to Shelley Wynter for doing a LIVE remote of his show, The Ugly Truth during the entire event. It was great finally meeting you in person during the event.
Kudos to all the organizations that pulled this event off. I would like to see more like this in the future as it was action and accountability oriented. Everyone left with inspiration, empowerment and work to do back in their communities.
J M
10:08 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
Black republicans, like Gay republicans, seem strangly attracted and fiercely loyal to a group of people who would like nothing better that to see them disappeared and disinfranchised from America.