National Diversity Coalition for Trump
The National Diversity Coalition for Trump (NDCTRUMP) was formed in April 2016 to provide support specifically from ethnic minorities for presidential candidate Donald Trump.[1]
History edit
The idea for the group arose after Trump's contentious meeting with African-American pastors at Trump Tower in November 2015.[2][3] NDCTRUMP was co-founded by Darrell C. Scott.[4] Bruce LeVell, the executive director of NDCTRUMP, was reportedly a contender for Trump's appointment to head the Small Business Administration.[5]
A stated purpose of the coalition is to recruit, mobilize, and support educational efforts to elect Trump president[6] and to demonstrate that Trump has support from people of color.[7]
The coalition is a volunteer organization whose leaders are from minority communities of religious, business, and politics. Bruce LeVell serves as executive director. Other membership groups are: "Hispanic Patriots for Trump," "Sikh Americans for Trump," and "Minorities for Trump."[8]
In April 2016, Telly Lovelace became the Republican National Committee's National Director of African American Initiatives and Media.[9][10]
In June 2016, the Republican National Committee invited the coalition to meet with RNC deputy political director Jennifer Korn and national director of African American initiatives Telly Lovelace.[11]
On September 5, 2017, Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, resigned as an advisor to NDCTRUMP due to Trump's attacks on DACA.[12]
See also edit
- Rabia Kazan, Turkish ex-Muslim critic of Islam, former member of the group's Board of Directors, who later became disillusioned with her pro-Trump colleagues[13]
References edit
- ^ Vitali, Ali (April 18, 2016). "Trump 'Diversity Coalition' Holds Hectic First Meeting". NBC News.
- ^ Lockhart, P.R. (August 5, 2016). "Meet the People Trying to Prevent Minority Voters From Bailing on Trump". Mother Jones.
- ^ Barbaro, Michael; Corrales, John (November 30, 2015). "'Love' and Disbelief Follow Donald Trump Meeting With Black Leaders". The New York Times.
- ^ Vitali, Ali (April 18, 2016). "Trump 'Diversity Coalition' Holds Hectic First Meeting". NBC News.
- ^ Quittner, Jennifer (December 1, 2016). "Who Will Lead the SBA Under Trump?". Fortune.
- ^ "National Diversity Coalition For Trump". Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
- ^ Chang, Jeff (September 13, 2016). We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation. Picador. pp. 15–16. ISBN 978-1-250-11479-2.
- ^ Allen, Freddie (August 10, 2016). "Can The National Diversity Coalition for Trump Sway Black Voters?". L.A. Sentinel.
- ^ Burke, Lauren (April 2016). "RNC Hires National Director of African American Initiatives and Media". NBC News.
- ^ Black Republicans (April 1, 2016). "RNC Announces National Director of African American Initiatives and Media". GOP. Archived from the original on February 19, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
- ^ Dias, Elizabeth (June 9, 2016). "Donald Trump's Diversity Coalition to Advise Republican Party". Time.
- ^ Abril, Danielle (September 5, 2017). "Dallas CEO Resigns from Trump's Diversity Coalition". D Magazine.
- ^ Sollenberger, Roger; O'Neill, Kathleen; Jamieson, Amber (February 5, 2020). "She Shunned Islam And Was Embraced By Trump World. Now, She's Turned Against Them". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved January 18, 2021.