Entries by Raynard Jackson

Homosexuality Is the New Black

In order to have a fully functioning society, we must have some common baseline of beliefs that join us together, whether it’s a fraternity, a church, or a political party. Without this commonality, belonging to a group or a society is impossible. We hold these trues to be self-evident: the Earth is round, the sun […]

Trump’s Hostile Takeover of the Republican Party

I have repeatedly heard many of the talking heads in Washington, D.C. and the Republican establishment accuses Donald Trump and his presidential campaign of engaging in a hostile takeover of the Republican Party. I agree with them. Having received my undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University in tax accounting, let’s define what is a hostile […]

An Unreasonable Approach to the Black Vote

Last week I had a very long conversation with a major political operative about whether there was a role for Blacks in the Republican Party, on congressional staffs, on campaign staffs, or the various presidential campaigns. The simple response is that the Republican Party is racist; they don’t care about Blacks; and they don’t think […]

Blacks Are Searching

This past weekend I had the chance to be part of a historic event in Washington, D.C. Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) hosted their fourth annual Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel.  We had a packed house for both the Saturday evening VIP reception with the honorees, as well […]

Fourth Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon Anounced

Washington, DC – Black Americans for a Better Future (BAFBF) announces its Fourth Annual “Black Republican Trailblazer Awards Luncheon™” to be held at The Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at     12 Noon. This year’s celebration includes an entertainment-filled VIP Reception on Saturday, February 13, 2016 as well as […]

Old School Politics

Alright, alright; enough about my column from last week where I called out several RNC staffers by name because of their total disloyalty and disrespect towards me.  No more jokes about me being introverted and never speaking my mind. I will admit last week’s column was very pointed and blunt—by design. I came into the […]

Language in Thought and Action

Last week I was reflecting on how to better help the Republican Party get more Blacks engaged in the party and ended up taking a mental stroll down memory lane. In my freshman year in college at Oral Roberts University, my freshman textbook for my English class was Language in Thought and Action. The author […]

Trump and the Black Vote

The year 2015 brought tectonic changes in several areas of our lives that the media has totally ignored or under-reported.  Too often media, both left and right, only talk to people who view the world from the same prism as they do. The same argument can be made about the political establishment from both parties.  […]

Spike Lee Lays Another Egg

When acclaimed director, actor, producer, Spike Lee broke onto the Hollywood scene in the 1980s; he truly had to fight the power.  Hollywood was not ready for a young, brash, provocative filmmaker like Lee. He burst on the scene with provocative movies like She’s Gotta Have It, School Daze and Do The Right Thing.  These […]

GOP Trumped by Conventional Wisdom

Conventional wisdom says don’t waste your time trying to get the Black vote.  Conventional wisdom says don’t hire Black staffers.  Conventional wisdom says don’t be impolitic and non-politically correct. Conventional wisdom says don’t tell the American people what you really believe on a myriad of issues; tell them what you think they want to hear.  Conventional […]

Republicans Are Data Driven, But Have No Vision

Last week my super PAC, Black Americans for a Better Future, launched its inaugural speaker’s series with Maryland Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford.  This was his first national media event since being sworn into office back in January. Rutherford is a phenomenal administrator and Maryland’s governor, Larry Hogan, could not have chosen a better person to […]