from Right Wing Watch:

We've written about the National Black Republican Association a few times in the past, mostly to point out that they are a small, fringe group that tries to make a name for itself every election season by doing things like running ridiculous ads about how the "Democratic Party is a racist party."

The article notes that Palm Beach County Republican Party donated $20,000 to start the NBRA back in 2005 and, since then, "nearly everyone else originally part of the NBRA ... has since dropped out. The original board included eight members from around the country, and Rice's husband. In a matter of months, all the board members except Rice, her husband and Cadogan resigned." Apparently the final straw came after Rice insisted on sending out a press release praising President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina.

Rice appears to run the organization with an iron fist, accusing those who disagree with her or not a being "a real Republican" and seemingly having a complete disregard for tax laws governing non-profit organizations, with the Tribune reporting that Rice has shuttered NRBA's 527 and is relying on donations that have come through the NBRA's non-profit 501c4 arm to engage in what appears to be partisan electoral work despite the fact that "under the IRS code, [501 c4s] are not allowed to help elect candidates or push partisan politics as their primary purpose."