Hip Hop Republican

Hip Hop Republican is a combined music and politics blog that started in 2004 by Richard Ivory.[1] Ivory says that he started the blog in part because of frustration with the belief that blacks must be Democrats.[2] The blog was credited with giving conservative blacks a sense of community during the 2008 presidential election when they were often expected to vote in solidarity with Barack Obama.[3]

The blog has since expanded to feature many other commentators alongside Ivory, including Lenny McAllister and Shirley Husar.[4] The term "Hip-Hop Republican" as popularized by the blog has become an identity for some young black Republicans.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Foo Yee Ping. "Black man blogs to back Republicans". The Star, 10/28/2008.
  2. ^ John Eligon. "Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide". New York Times, 10/8/2008.
  3. ^ Sewell Chan. "As Lauder Folds, Term Limits Battle Rages". New York Times, 10/9/2008.
  4. ^ Frank Lewis. "GOP STILL BAFFLED BY THE INTERNETS, RACE". Cleveland Scene, 7/8/2009
  5. ^ Emily Ramshaw. "Hip Hop Republicans". The Dallas Morning News, 9/2/2008.

External links

  • Hip Hop Republican blog
  • "Interview with Hip Hop Republican's Claudio Simpkins @ RNC".
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