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Aug. 4, 2010--Lloyd Marcus, spokesperson/entertainer of the Tea Party movement and the Tea Party Express, president of the National Association for the Advancement of Conservative People of All Colors, and "(black) Unhyphenated American," organized a press conference to rebut charges that the Tea Party is racist.  About a dozen black conservatives spoke during the two-hour event, some of whom are shown below. 
Radio talk show host Herman Cain said critics shift the subject, ignore the facts, and name call (that spells "sin").  (more photos)
Ambassador Alan Keyes, chairman of Conservative Majority PAC, compared life under big government to slavery.  Looking on is Selena Owens, who read the Tea Party Express statement.
Niger Innis, national spokesman of the Congress of Racial Equality, blasted "clueless members of the Congressional Black Caucus."
Frantz Kebreau, national director of the National Association for the Advancement of Conservative People of All Colors, read a short passage from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and said there is a need to "end identity politics in America forever."
60 Plus Chairman Jim Martin spoke...
...as did Ruth Bryant White, a 2008 independent candidate and author of "Life Through The Eyes Of An Interracial Couple."


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