{"id":1271451,"date":"2022-02-04T10:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T15:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1271451"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:37:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:37:52","slug":"winsome-sears-proposes-starting-the-youre-not-black-enough-caucus-after-gop-delegate-is-barred-from-black-caucus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/winsome-sears-proposes-starting-the-youre-not-black-enough-caucus-after-gop-delegate-is-barred-from-black-caucus\/","title":{"rendered":"Winsome Sears Proposes Starting The \u2018You\u2019re Not Black Enough\u2019 Caucus After GOP Delegate Is Barred From Black Caucus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwinsome-sears-proposes-starting-the-youre-not-black-enough-caucus-after-gop-delegate-is-barred-from-black-caucus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1271451&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1364839118-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Newly-elected Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears (R-VA) suggested several names for new caucuses after Virginia Del. Aijalon Cordoza (R) \u2014 who is black \u2014 was barred from joining the state House\u2019s black caucus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">We\u2019re trying to start a new caucus. Name suggestions? The You\u2019re Not Black Enough Caucus, The No More Division Caucus, The Welcome Caucus, The Let\u2019s Do Away With Caucuses Caucus, The FRIEND Caucus <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#Virginia<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#inclusion<\/span> <span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#everforward,\u201d Sears<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"> tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re trying to start a new caucus. Name suggestions?<br \/>The You&#8217;re Not Black Enough Caucus<br \/>The No More Division Caucus<br \/>The Welcome Caucus<br \/>The Let&#8217;s Do Away With Caucuses Caucus<br \/>The FRIEND Caucus <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Virginia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Virginia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/inclusion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#inclusion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/everforward?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#everforward<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3q0cShRFZT\">https:\/\/t.co\/3q0cShRFZT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinsomeSears\/status\/1489586780974297089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe We Shall Overcome Caucus, The I Can\u2019t Believe They Didn\u2019t Accept Me Caucus, The Watch the Trolls Come Out Caucus, The Tear Down This Wall Caucus, The Becky With The Good Hair Caucus,\u201d Sears added in a second tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The We Shall Overcome Caucus<br \/>The I Can&#8217;t Believe They Didn&#8217;t Accept Me Caucus<br \/>The Watch the Trolls Come Out Caucus<br \/>The Tear Down This Wall Caucus<br \/>The Becky With The Good Hair Caucus<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Winsome Earle-Sears (@WinsomeSears) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WinsomeSears\/status\/1489586782085816320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cordoza told Fox News that when the black caucus denied him entry, it had made him feel as though he was \u201cnot black enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/not-black-enough-virginia-republican-blasts-black-caucus-after-he-claims-they-rejected-his-entrance\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cIt really did offend me,\u201d Del. Aijalon Cordoza <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/black-republican-virginia-delegate-says-black-caucus-rejected-him\">told<\/a> Fox News in an exclusive interview. \u201cIt was a spit in the face. This says to me that I\u2019m not black enough to be in the Black Caucus, and that\u2019s an insult.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cDefining what \u2018black\u2019 is by these liberal criteria is frankly wrong and disgusting,\u201d the conservative added.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI wanted to become a member of the Black Caucus because I wanted to be a voice, I wanted to be a conservative voice in a group that\u2019s normally very liberal,\u201d he told Fox News Digital. \u201cAnd I wanted to represent all African Americans, not just liberal ones. I wanted a seat at the table.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">It\u2019s important to have different Black voices at the table to address challenges in our community. In this nation\u2019s history, Civil Rights leaders always understood this. I\u2019m disappointed that the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@VaBlackCaucus&nbsp;<\/span><span>does not embrace true diversity,\u201d Cordoza added in an interview with the Virginia Pilot.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NSynUiO0l1\">https:\/\/t.co\/NSynUiO0l1<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to have different Black voices at the table to address challenges in our community. In this nation&#8217;s history, Civil Rights leaders always understood this. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m disappointed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VaBlackCaucus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VaBlackCaucus<\/a> does not embrace true diversity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Delegate AC Cordoza (@AcCordoza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AcCordoza\/status\/1489582947942424578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) ran into a similar situation when he was elected to the United States Congress in 2020 \u2014 after reaching out to the Congressional Black Caucus on several occasions, it became apparent that he was not going to be invited to join.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-congressional-black-caucus-seems-to-be-refusing-membership-to-black-republican-byron-donalds\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), which is controlled by Democrats, is allegedly refusing to let Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who is black, join the group.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s been six months since the members who won election in 2020 were inducted into the CBC, a powerful and nominally nonpartisan group of Black lawmakers in Congress,\u201d BuzzFeed News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/kadiagoba\/byron-donalds-congressional-black-caucus-membership\">reported<\/a>. \u201cDonalds, who won election for the first time last year, has not been included in that group.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cObviously, the dominant voice in the CBC tends to be Democrat or liberal voices, and I want to bring change to that,\u201d Donalds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/02\/13\/gop-freshman-minority-caucuses-468893\">said<\/a> earlier this year.&nbsp;\u201cYes, I\u2019m a conservative Republican, but I think in the Black community, we have a wide range of political thought. It doesn\u2019t always get talked about, but it exists.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly-elected Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears (R-VA) suggested several names for new caucuses after Virginia Del. 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