E-mail a friendApril 3, 2006
RNC chair Ken Mehlman addresses the issues that are leading African Americans to consider the Republican Party. Musician Van Hunt discusses the state of today's music and performs a song from his new CD.
Ken Mehlman
Ken Mehlman
A skilled political strategist, Ken Mehlman formerly chaired the Republican National Committee and also managed the Bush re-election campaign. The Baltimore native and Harvard Law grad came to DC to practice environmental law, but quickly learned the ropes on Capitol Hill. In '00, he helped then-Gov. Bush earn his first crucial victory in the Iowa caucuses. Now in private practice, Mehlman serves on the MLK National Memorial Foundation executive leadership cabinet.
Van Hunt
Van Hunt
Atlanta-based musician Van Hunt has been described as a bit of a throwback to R&B/soul singers of the '70s. He's been playing guitar and writing songs since his teens. Hunt first made a name for himself as a producer in the late '90s. Of his self-titled Grammy-nominated debut CD - for which he wrote, produced and played on all the songs - VH1 said he was "positioned to break the barrier that Black artists face in achieving success in the pop-rock realm." The newly-released 'On the Jungle Floor' is his sophomore CD.