The Future Of The Republican Party And

My Three P's Would Be Pray, Pray First. Second, Prepare, And Then Persist.

As A Small Business Owner For The Last 15 Years, When I Think Of What Truly Changed My Life, It Was My Faith, A Strong Family, My Mom Did A Really, Really Good Job Of Encouraging Me In Very Clear And Discernible Ways.

I Think Every Citizen In Burlington Has A Right To Voice Their Opinion And Participate In The Local Political Process No Matter Who They Are Or What They Are Or Where They Come From Or What Their Religious Beliefs Are. But For Me To Base All Of My Decisions Based On My Reading Of The Holy Bible Just Isn't Going To Happen.

Certainly I Feel Like I'm The Tip Of The Arrow At Times Because Certainly The National Media Wants To Talk About The Fact That I'm A Black Republican And Some People Think Of That As Zany That A Black Person Would Be A Conservative But To Me What Is Zany Is Any Person Black, White, Red, Brown Or Yellow Not Being A Conservative.

One Of The Things That Perhaps We Can Learn Through The Political Process About Bringing People Together Is To Remember South Carolina, Remember The Families Of The Nine Victims, How They Brought A Community Together During The Worst Atrocity In Our State's History, I Am Thankful That I Live In A Country Where Forgiveness Can Be Seen In The Worst Of Conditions.