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Wayne Griffin, Chair
Independence Party
South Carolina

When I heard about Dr. Fulani getting on the ballot in all 50 states I said "I've got to meet these people."

Dr. Elouise Joseph
SanFransisco, CA



		How Independents are Impacting. In her post Super Tuesday commentary, Lenora Fulani addresses big developments in the black vote. "Super Tuesday may not have decided the Democratic or Republican presidential nominations. But it did redraw the map of black politics in some significant ways." Read more.

		NYC Activists Call for Clinton/Obama Debate at the Apollo Theater. At a press conference in front of the Apollo Theater and at NYC's annual African American Day parade, activists with The Committee for a Harlem Debate Between Clinton and Obama took their message to the streets of Harlem. Click here to read the story.

		Clinton, Sharpton Cut off Debate; Obama, Black community must be Heard. The Amsterdam News has recently featured dueling op ed pieces about the lack of dialogue taking place in New York's black community about the political options it faces in the 2008 presidential election. Click here to read

		South Carolina's Leading Black Independent in the news. Greer City Councilman Wayne Griffin, a long time African American independent and Chair of the Independence Party of South Carolina, announced his intention to vote in the Democratic Party primary for Barack Obama and to mobilize independents across the state to do the same.

		Something of historical significance happened on Nov. 8th 2005 in New York City. 47% of African American voters cast their ballot for the Independent / Republican Michael Bloomberg. The black vote no longer belongs to the Democrats.



		The Color of the Independent Movement. Though the media rendered an image of the angry white male to define the independent voter, beginning in 1992 - when Ross Perot first ran for the presidency - those inside the movement know the true story to be otherwise.



		Keynote Address at Southern Regional Conference of Independents.



		In 2004, Dr. Fulani hosted Ralph Nader in Harlem. Click here for text of her welcoming remarks or on the CSPAN icon to watch the video.

I have always been interested in what other voices had to contribute to the political process.

David Cherry
United Independents Illinois

I have always been independent minded.

Helen Blocker-Adams
Augusta, GA

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