Posted on 12/13/2016 5:14:46 PM PST by drewh
Brown and Lewis praised the president-elect after the meeting at Trump Tower. They said they primarily spoke to Trump about Brown's Amer-I-Can philanthropy, which aims to keep kids away from gang violence.
"We couldn't have had a better meeting," Brown said.
"The graciousness, the intelligence, the reception we got was fantastic."
Former "Apprentice" star Omarosa Manigault and Cleveland Pastor Darrell Scott, two of Trump's most prominent black supporters, sat in on the meeting. Scott told reporters that the president-elect gave a "verbal commitment" to merge Brown's program with the Trump administration.
Throughout the campaign's closing stretch, Trump make direct appeals to the black community, promising that he would help make their communities safer as president.
Brown and Lewis were superstars in the NFL and both won the MVP award and the league championship.
Lewis, who played for the Baltimore Ravens, told reporters that Trump is committed to "helping us change what hasn't been changed." He praised the Amer-I-Can program and said he supports Trump's pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson.
"What we believe, with the Trump administration, is if we can combine these two powers of coming together, forget black and white. Black or white is irrelevant," he said.
"The bottom line is job creation and economic development in these urban areas to change the whole scheme of what our kids see."
The athletes' appearance at Trump Tower came hours after another major celebrity, musician Kanye West, met with the president-elec
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Smart
Imagine a republican running for POTUS reaching out to blacks.
Won’t make a difference in the election /s
But how do you change a culture without telling them they’re living wrong?
Stop having kids at 14, stop the drugs, get married, etc.
He can tell them it is what’s holding them back. Honestly never hurts, I guess.
~~ What we believe, with the Trump administration, is if we can combine these two powers of coming together, forget black and white. Black or white is irrelevant,” he said.
“The bottom line is job creation and economic development in these urban areas to change the whole scheme of what our kids see.~~
I pray for this to become real.
wouldmbe nice if’blacks could finally axknowledge whjites are not murdering them. that the biggest murderers of blacks are other blacks, roughly 94% of them.
If/when he succeeds in the black community, I have no idea where the dems are going to get the votes at the pres level to win for 2 decades.
To hear Trump employees talk, Trump believes in no difference in skin color....
That might be part of Ben Carson’s job.
thats why the libs are so insane. Trump coming to power means the end of their voting control of the seaboards (once they see that Trump only cares about results not politcs)
Very VERY smart....Hey, Dems, why haven’t you ever tried anything as commonsensical and practical as this? Could it be because you’re not smart, but are instead cynical and perverse?
Trumps brilliance is that he sincerely cares about the right things and he is fearless.
Ray Lewis? Michael Savage will be devastated to hear this news. LOL.
That’s the beauty of what he just did.
He doesn’t have to say one word. Those two men will. And the people they work with will.
Trump is a grand master folks. He’s freakin’ light years ahead of the Halfrican. I say that tongue in cheek, because if Obama had made Black neighborhoods better, I’d be very happy to compliment him on doing so. He made things way worse. FAIL!
Amarosa was a very caustic person on ‘the Apprentice’. I never wanted to see her again. Working for Trump, she seems to be doing a great job. I would have missed out on that. Trump didn’t.
She is able to listen to what is going on and give Trump feed-back from a Black perspective. Very interesting.
I and my husband are 65...do you know how happy we are about having adults in charge? For possibly a generation...or two? WOOHOOO
I beleive Ray is a pastor now and gives motivational speeches for a living... Ray Lewis Inspirational Speech : Stanford Basketball @ NIT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07fhOVQ9wEA
All you have to do is look at his employees. Minorities, women, he hires capable people. Period.
That's not true; the corrupt city councilmen will only allow jobs if they get their palms greased.
We're loving it!
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