September 22, 2009 4:12 PM
Black conservative activism: Raging Elephants
In my series highlighting black conservative bloggers/thinkers/activists, today I'd like to highlight Apostle Claver T. Kamau-Imani, who describes himself thus:
A born-again Christian, Apostle Claver is the founder & sr. pastor of the Corinthian Christian Empowerment Center (CCEC) in Houston. The house church is 5 years old with a congregation that ministers to and houses the homeless, drug addicted, former prostitutes, under educated, those recently released from incarceration -- "the least among us". Apostle Claver is a graduate of Lamar University with a B.S. in mass communications. Claver has years of experience as an announcer and producer on both Christian and secular radio. Apostle Claver, a 5th generation Texan, grew up in Beaumont within a home of Christ, politics and civil rights. Currently, Apostle Claver is a member of the Republican Party, a director for the Greater Houston Pachyderm Club, and founder of RagingElephants.org. He's former vice-chairman and director of communications for the Harris County Libertarian Party. His radio show, The Christian Politician, may be heard Mon-Fri, 9a.m. cst, on KCHN 1050 AM, or streaming KCHNradio.com. Claver and his beautiful wife, Chris, celebrated their 3rd anniversary on Christmas Eve, 2008. They have 3 children & 4 grandchildren.
In his last entry at The Christian Politician, he wrote:
They Drank The Kool-Aid. We're Drinking The Tea.It was another great meeting yesterday here in Houston. At least two dozen patriots braved cold and rain to offer ideas about the next Tea Party protest on April 15. The conversation was full of adrenalin, excitement and determination to let Washington know that we are fed up with their irresponsible actions and their placing crippling debt on the backs of future generations of this country - virtually assuring the financial ruin of America.
They Drank The Kool-Aid...
I wonder if you're one of the people that use the term "Kool-Aid" drinkers to describe the cult-like affection that Obama supporters had during the Presidential primary and general election season? We saw it all, didn't we? From grade-school tots being led in songs to and about Obama; to Hollywood stars saying and believing he is "the hope"; to Louis Farrakhan literally calling him the Messiah; to young, black teenage males chanting and "frat stomping" declaring that they have a desire to achieve because Obama lives. We witnessed the fainting spells, the crying, the screaming, the declarations that life was going to be easier because Obama was going to save the day.And, we laughed. And, we cried. And, we found ourselves in an outrage and feeling indignation (those of us who call ourselves conservative or libertarian) because it appeared this cult-like, Jim Jones figure was able to seduce the electorate with his perfect teleprompter readings, cool, black swagger, and left-handed jump shot. And we're just waiting for the command to drink the Kool-Aid and for all to drop on top of each other, women and children first.
We're just plain mad.
And, then Rick Santelli (whom many had never heard of before the CNBC video went Internet viral) spoke to the frustration, uttered "tea party" and conservatives went nuts and were off and running without a second thought!
Now it's time for that second thought. Now it's time to ask the questions, "What next? What now?"
...We're Drinking The Tea
Read the rest here.
What was next for Kamau-Imani was founding Raging Elephants, a blog/video/activist group:
RagingElephants.org - Mission Statement"Leading America's 2nd Emancipation"
• Dedicated to advance the cause of conservatism-libertarianism by growing the ranks of conservative voters through RACIAL DIVERSITY. We envision a rejuvenation of conservatism by seeing more Americans of color join the movement.
• We will educate those that have been shackled by the chains of liberal/socialist ideology about its destructive nature and challenge them to reconsider their party affiliations that promote such political ideology.
Read more at Raging Elephants.
You can see more Raging Elephants videos on the YouTube Raging Elephant channel
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