Over at The Daily Caller website, I've written a piece about how 2010 was a groundbreaking year for the black center-right around the globe: "However, 2010 was a notable year for the black center-right not just in the United States, but around the globe. The British House of Commons went from one to four Conservative Party black parliamentarians. Adam Afriyie won re-election, further increasing his party’s share. Lawyer Helen Grant, banker Sam Gyimah, and historian Kwasi Kwarteng won parliamentary seats in May’s election. John Abraham Godson recently became the first black member of Poland’s lower house of parliament, representing the ruling center-right Civic Platform Party. The Nigerian-born former teacher and Protestant pastor had previously served as a city councilman in Poland’s third largest city. Rama Yade, a pro-free-market centrist, regularly tops French opinion polls on politician popularity. Known as “La Rebelle” (The Rebel) due to her outspokenness, the former human rights minister last week was appointed France’s ambassador to UNESCO. Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, a center-right parliamentarian and prominent pro-life advocate, was named Ghana’s best politician by Africa Watch magazine."
I interview an American, a Brit, and a Ghanaian about the issue: "Nevertheless, [Danquah Institute head Gabby Asare] Otchere-Darko said that Americans can learn from Ghana. 'What Americans can learn from Ghana’s center-right is how to win half of the black population to a center-right party!' said Otchere-Darko, a self-described libertarian-conservative. 'We have won elections and after the 2008 results, the country is virtually divided in the middle electorally. We have shown that even a poor, black nation can be persuaded to be center-right!'"
More: "[Urban conservatism advocate Akindele] Akinyemi believes that more game-changing years are to come, as the black center-right across borders increasingly joins forces to amplify their voices. 'The next game-changer will be to connect with others in the Diaspora with the urban conservative platform,' he says. 'It is imperative to engage and connect with those domestically and internationally who share the same values and influence in education, health, technology, family development and international policies.'"
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2010: The Rise Of The Black Center-Right
