Republican National Convention Day 2: New Mavericks

MILWAUKEE – Whether it is a plan or an ironic coincidence, the movement to put Black Republicans out front this week continued on Tuesday afternoon at a boutique hotel in the Walkers Point section of the city. “The New Mavericks” are how Black Republican leadership around the country are being described, at least this week during the party’s largest event of the year. The Black Republican Mayors Association and the Georgia Republican Party hosted the event which featured talking points from the organization’s Chairman Aurora, Illinois Mayor Richard Irvin, Republican National Convention (RNC) Georgia delegates Bruce LeVell, Rufus Montgomery, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, and congressmen Byron Donalds (FL), Wesley Hunt (TX), John James, (MI) and Burgess Owens (UT). Each of whom took turns making sure to say that Trump is the right man to lead the country out of its current financial and spiritual malaise.

“To bring our country back from Marxism and socialism,” Burgess said. “We will be the communities that bring our country back from the abyss.”

Day two of the Republican National Convention, which takes place at Fiserv Forum, starts in the early evening, which gives delegates, surrogates and supporters of the Republican Party and its nominees for president and vice president, former United States President Trump and Ohio Senator JD Vance a chance to gather for events. The Black Republican Mayors Association event felt very much like a carryover from last night’s speeches at the RNC from Black politicians, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Hunt, Donalds, James, and Scott, who said during his speech last night that “America is not a racist country.”

This was the first time the Black Republican Mayors Association and Georgia Republican Party worked together to put on an event like this, according to many of the men that took to the outdoor stage at the hotel.

“Our movement cannot be stopped,” said Scott. “The needs of the people will be met.”

“You represent a dream of mine,” Burgess said of seeing so many Black Republican leaders in one space on one accord.

Georgia Republican Party Chairman Joshua McKoons, one two white men that was on stage that afternoon, said it was too bad it took so long for the two organizations to come together like this. “The best time to start is now, right here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.”

Irvin, the mayor of a town of just under 182,00, according to data provided by Data USA , said the politicians were there to talk about the future of our country. “I am a Republican mayor in a blue city in a blue state getting things done,” said Irvin.

Montgomery, who opened the conversation by welcoming everyone to the event, was more up front about why this event was planned and ultimately took place. He said Irvin wanted to “get some Black folks together at the RNC,” he joked.

The old saying goes, “Many a true word is said in jest” and even though Montgomery was clearing joking there was truth in what he said.

Cynthia D. Blake, the assistant to Chairman for African American engagement for the Summit County Republican Party in Akron, Ohio, believes more events like this need to take place in order to change how Black voters feel about the GOP.

“I’m here today to support what the mayors do across the country because I understand what they do is important,” Blake explained. “I want to get the Republican Party to understand that it has to do more to support the inner cities.”

Dressed in red and white, Milwaukee County Republican Party 2nd Vice Chair Cindy Weaver said she too was here to represent a different ideal of the Republican Party.

“I’m here to encourage and promote individuals that work to expand the Republican Party,” she said.

There was no sighting of GOP superstar surrogate Amber Rose on Tuesday afternoon.

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