Niger Innis is an American Republican consultant, strategist and National Spokesperson for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He was born in Harlem, New York, and currently lives in Westchester, New York. Innis attended Georgetown University.
His father, Roy Innis, has been National Director of CORE since 1968. Roy ran for mayor of New York City in 1993, with Niger as campaign manager. Roy Innis received over 25 percent of the vote in the primary election for the Democratic Party, losing to incumbent David Dinkins.
Niger has appeared on CNN, Fox News, CNBC, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. His radio appearances include The Jim Bohannan Show and The Gil Gross Show. He has guest-hosted on The Bob Grant Show & Barry Farber Show.
On February 4, 2002, MSNBC put up a graphic misidentifying Niger Innis as "Nigger Innis." An apology was subsequently issued.
References
- Niger Innis' profile on core-online.org
- Snopes article – Confirms the February 4, 2002 typographical error broadcast on MSNBC.
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