Black Federalists of the Antilles
| Abbreviation | BFA |
|---|---|
| Formation | September 2, 2020 |
| Purpose |
Promotion Black participation in the Federalist Party Advocacy of the Federalist Party in the African-Antillean community |
| Headquarters | Columbia City, Columbia Parish, Hispaniola |
| Location | |
Official language | English |
Key people | Mitch O'Brian (founder) |
Staff | 40 |
Volunteers | 120 |
Black Federalists of the Antilles, also known more commonly as the Black Federalists, is a conservative political advocacy organization in the Antilles primarily centered around the advocacy of the Federalist Party and its policies among African Antilleans and the promotion of black conservatism in the Antilles as a whole. Founded in 2020, the group was formed by Mitch O'Brian, a prominent Continental defector and co-host of Freedom Unlimited, in order to drive up Black pariticipation in the Federalist Party and increase Black voter turnout for Arian Lawrence on the eve of the 2020 Antillean presidential election.
Since the 2020 presidential election, Black Federalists of the Antilles has focused on promoting Federalist policies and ideology in the African Antillean community, advocating for black conservatives and Federalist Party members. The Black Federalists is one of two major organizations founded by O'Brian before the creation of the Loyalty Foundation in 2022. The organization has garnered controversy for its rhetoric, comments on African Antillean members of the Civic Democratic Party and the wider liberal and progressive movements and French Creole speakers in western Hispaniola along with comments made by members and supporters of the organization on political opponents.
While supporting the Federalist Party, the organization is not affiliated with the party nor is it a registered arm of the party.
History
Foundation
The organization was founded by Mitch O'Brian on September, 2, 2020. At the time of its creation, the next presidential election was nearing closer where Arian Lawrence had been nominated as the Federalist Party's nominee for the presidency and was to face off against William Abernathy of the Civic Democrats as their first candidate. O'Brian, a staunch and vocal supporter of Lawrence, sought to rally support for him while also seeking to vouch for black conservatives in the Antilles, a rarity among African Antilleans who generally lean towards the Civic Democrats and lean liberal and progressive. O'Brian had contemplated forming an organization to rally black conservatives as far back as February, but it would take over half a year before it could materialize.