I am a citizen journalist, public policy and social media consultant, and public speaker. I share news, information and trends that resonate with African-American voters and political influentials. I am particularly interested in the intersection of technology, public policy and civic engagement. I was featured in The Washington Post story, "Storming the News Gatekeepers," and included in the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers and the blogosphere. I was credentialed to cover the “All-American Presidential Forums on PBS,” moderated by Tavis Smiley. I am a member of the Trotter Group of black columnists. I wrote and produced "Counting on Democracy," a documentary about the 2000 election debacle that was broadcast on PBS and Link TV.

Previously, I was a national correspondent for PoliticallyBlack.com. In a 2000 Freedom Forum survey of online sources for political information, I was the most frequently mentioned by African-American editors, reporters and columnists. In an August 2000 New York Times op-ed piece, I popularized the metaphor “illusion of inclusion” to characterize Republican minority outreach efforts. I am a registered independent (no party affiliation). I previously served as a national vice chairman of the Republican National Committee's New Majority Council, and on the boards of the Ripon Society and Ripon Educational Fund. I formerly served as executive director of the Council of 100, a national network of African American Republicans.

I have extensive voting rights experience. I have observed elections in Ethiopia and Nigeria, and provided voter education training in Angola and Kazakhstan. I served as a delegate to the annual meeting of the International Labor Organization in Switzerland.

My writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, The Washington Times, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Time, U.S. News and World Report, the Weekly Standard, National Review, the Ripon Forum, and Headway and Stanford magazines. I have been profiled in the New York Daily News, The Washington Times, New York magazine, Stanford Lawyer, Emerge, WomenConnect.com, and Focus, the monthly magazine of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

I was featured on the ABC Nightline report, "Trent Lott Steps Down," and the PBS documentary, "Black America: Facing the Millennium."

I was a frequent guest on "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher." My TV appearances also include: "BET Tonight," "Lead Story," "Inside Politics," "TalkBack Live," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Hannity & Colmes," C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," and PBS' "To the Contrary" and "America's Black Forum." My radio appearances include National Public Radio’s “Talk of the Nation” and “Tell Me More.”

I am an experienced public speaker in the areas of citizen journalism, government and politics, social media and civic engagement, blacks and the Republican Party, and diversity. My speaking engagements include: Journalism that Matters: DC Sessions, BlogHer ’07, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, Stanford Law School, Stanford University African-American Studies Department, Stanford Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Institute of Politics, Williams College, Florida International University, Baruch College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Medgar Evers College, Xavier University, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Freedom Forum, National Association of Black Journalists, National Action Network and the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Women of Color Summit.

I have a JD from Stanford Law School, a BA in Political Science from the City College of New York, and a Certificate in French Proficiency from the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.