Hip Hop Republican is a combined music and politics blog that started in 2004 by Richard Ivory.Foo Yee Ping. The Star, 10/28/2008. Ivory says that he started the blog in part because of frustration with the belief that blacks must be Democrats.John Eligon. "Young, Black and Republican in New York, Blogging Against the Tide". New York Times, 10/8/2008. 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.Sewell Chan. "As Lauder Folds, Term Limits Battle Rages". New York Times, 10/9/2008.
The blog has since expanded to feature many other commentators alongside Ivory, including Lenny McAllister and Shirley Husar.Frank Lewis. "GOP STILL BAFFLED BY THE INTERNETS, RACE". Cleveland Scene, 7/8/2009 The term "Hip-Hop Republican" as popularized by the blog has become an identity for some young black Republicans.Emily Ramshaw. "Hip Hop Republicans". The Dallas Morning News, 9/2/2008.
See also Black conservatism in the United States
References
External links Hip Hop Republican blog "Interview with Hip Hop Republican's Claudio Simpkins @ RNC".