Brown & Black Forum

01/14/2024

🎙️B&B co-founder Wayne Ford was on Roland Martin's show discussing the cancellation of this year’s Brown and Black Presidential Forum. A critical talk on political commitment and representation. Don’t miss the highlights! ”

Almost every Republican presidential candidate declined the invitation to participate in the nation's oldest minority-focused presidential forum.Former Iowa ...

01/14/2024

Our voices matter more now than ever. 🎥 In case you missed it: of led an unmissable conversation on CNN This Morning Weekend. Wayne Ford, our co-founder, delved into the reasons behind this year’s cancellation of the Brown and Black Presidential Forum in Des Moines, Iowa. This segment highlights the critical need for commitment in political representation. Check out the highlights from this enlightening discussion and join the conversation.

01/14/2024

"Created by Black activists Wayne Ford and Latina activist Mary Campos, the forum usually focuses on issues of national significance, such as crime, education and the economy, while giving presidential candidates the chance to tailor their messages specifically to communities of color. In a state with such a dense white population such as Iowa, events of this nature are rare yet meaningful.

The forum has taken place in Iowa nearly as long as the main caucus has taken place. Until this year."

Despite a growing population of Latinos in Iowa, Republican candidates are still choosing to skip minority-focused forums

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For Ford, Republican candidates’ decision to skip the event is perplexing given the near-record voter turnout among Black and Latino voters in 2020, as well as the shifting margins among those groups. “This is the highest in the history of America you have minorities voting for a presidential candidate,” Ford said.

Organizers had hoped to attract Republicans ahead of a caucus that falls on Martin Luther King Day — and as the party talks about winning more voters of color.

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