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Are black conservatives making a comeback?

By David A. Love

8:31 AM on 02/06/2012

theGRIO REPORT-Are black conservatives making a comeback? And can the new class of black Republicans bring more African-Americans to the Republican Party?...
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Black GOP Congressman Tim Scott skipping State of the Union

By Joy-Ann Reid

8:22 PM on 01/24/2012

theGRIO REPORT - When President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, South Carolina Rep. Tim Scott will not be there...
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JC Watts says GOP leaders need more blacks 'at the strategists' table'

By Perry Bacon Jr.

12:00 PM on 01/23/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Former Rep. J.C. Watts said Monday the Republican presidential candidates needed to have more blacks 'at the strategists' table' to woo black voters and help them avoid controversial statements that might offend African-American voters...
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Why the political world is watching Tim Scott

By Perry Bacon Jr.

12:00 PM on 01/17/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The black Republican whose endorsement the remaining GOP presidential candidates truly want belongs to a man who is much less well-known: Tim Scott...
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Despite rise and fall of Herman Cain, black conservatism is here to stay

By Charles Chamberlayne

8:21 AM on 12/08/2011

OPINION - The momentum of this new black conservatism and Herman Cain's fall are not inextricably linked...
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Top 5 Republicans who are a threat to the Democratic Party

By News One

4:11 PM on 08/01/2011

NEWS ONE - According to News One writer Gerren Keith Gaynor, being black and Republican makes you part of an exclusive group in Washington...
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Rep. Tim Scott fuels debt debate with impeach Obama talk

By Michelle Balani

1:50 PM on 07/07/2011

theGRIO REPORT - His comments set off a firestorm on the Internet, with people taking to social media and news websites to share their views about Scott's suggestion...
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Slideshow: The most influential black conservatives in America

By Dexter Mullins

8:25 AM on 03/01/2011

SLIDESHOW - More black conservatives are beginning to surface in prominent positions and they are here to stay...
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TheGrio's 100: Tim Scott, beating the odds as black GOP congressman

By theGrio

12:00 AM on 02/01/2011

TheGrio's 100 - When Tim Scott took office on January 3, he became the first African-American Republican congressman from South Carolina since 1897...
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Black caucus swears in first GOP member in years

By theGrio

12:01 PM on 01/05/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - A strident conservative, Allen West is the first Republican to join the caucus since Rep. Gary Franks of Connecticut lost his seat in 1997...
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Tim Scott: Blacks vote Democratic because of past, not future

By Sophia A. Nelson

9:06 AM on 12/09/2010

theGRIO Q&A - Scott has made headlines because he is the first black Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina since Reconstruction...
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SC Republican Tim Scott will not join black caucus

By theGrio

4:44 PM on 12/01/2010

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Throughout his campaign, Scott has downplayed his race, saying he has always lived in a world that was integrated...
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Why the future is still bright for black politicians

By Corey Ealons

8:00 AM on 11/17/2010

OPINION - These 2010 elections have truly shaken up the political establishment, but there are some bright lights for African-Americans in Washington and across the nation...
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Black caucus says it will welcome Republicans

By theGrio

1:52 PM on 11/09/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - The all-Democratic caucus had wavered over the issue since Tim Scott of South Carolina and Allen West of Florida were elected last week...
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Tim Scott tapped to help lead GOP transition

By theGrio

4:40 PM on 11/08/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Tim Scott of South Carolina, who won endorsements by Sarah Palin and support from tea party activists, are part of a newly named 22-member team...
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New black GOP Rep: Capitalism cure for poverty

By theGrio

3:37 PM on 11/03/2010

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina state Rep. Tim Scott, elected this week as one of the nation's first black GOP congressmen in years, says conservatives need to sell capitalism...
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Midterm elections make black history

By Christopher Nelson

10:47 AM on 11/03/2010

theGRIO REPORT - Two years after electing the first African-American president, African-American candidates are still making history all across the country...
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SC elects black GOP congressman; 1st since 2003

By theGrio

11:15 PM on 11/02/2010

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina voters on Tuesday elected the first black Republican to Congress from the Deep South since Reconstruction...
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Will Republican Tim Scott win over black voters?

By Harriet McLeod

9:00 AM on 10/21/2010

theGRIO REPORT - If elected, he will be among the the first black Republicans in Congress since 2003...
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Black Republicans seek to make comeback in Congress

By theGrio

5:03 PM on 10/18/2010

VIDEO - As of today, fourteen African-American candidates are on the ballot for the GOP in the November election...
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