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]
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]