joining us to offer their insights are lenny mcalley sister, vanessa jean luis and arm strong williamshe first question that i'm going to ask you all is a question that everyone who watches black republicans is going to ask from the other side of the aisles, why would you do it? why would you become a black republican in light of all the history of the republican party, why would you choose this path sh. >> we have to look at the best ways to bring about prosperity in black america. unfortunately, the mantra of bigger government and more taxation and increased bureaucracy has not given us the results we're looking for. therefore it's prudent for us as african-americans to look for the best resolutions possible and perhaps there are solutions that we feel, we feel confident in, that the republican party offers when implemented properly will bring about better iscation for our communities, et set ta ra. >> why would black people make this choice as opposed to using the same arguments in the democratic party it? >> i wasn't always a republican. my parents came from haiti and they identifi