Politics of Race

Being Black and Republican in the Era of Trump Presents Real Challenges

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 12, 2019

“I had to reevaluate my views and why I was with a party that did not support me. While I have always been conservative, I was told as a black woman I must be a Democrat. I attempted to become a Republican several times, but the Board of Election kept keeping me as a Democrat. I finally became a Republican in 2019,” said Shekinah Monee of Perfect Vision PR Company.

Local News

IPL Hosts a Community Screening of ‘Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race’

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 10, 2016

The Inglewood Public Library will host a free screening of “Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics of Race” at the Gladys Waddingham Lecture Hall, 101 W. Manchester Blvd. on February 28 in Inglewood. Recently broadcast on PBS, “Bridging the Divide” tells the little-known story of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, the first African American mayor elected in a major American city with a white majority.