Hollywood Gala

The Black Sports Agents Association (BSAA)had an exciting week of activities at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. The occasion was the first national meeting of its Young Entrepreneurs Leadership Program called DRE: Disciplined, Respected Entrepreneurs. Judging from the caliber of the participants, it was obvious that America will be in good hands when its their turn to lead.

The event ended with a Black Tie Gala featuring a fashion show, dinner and dance.

Photos courtesy of OMNI Media, LLC/Ozwald Balfour

L-R Dennis Scott former NBA Player, Ozwald Balfour & Alex Ituma

Politics: Ozwald Balfour, Founder of Black GOP in 2004 with Utah Gov Olene Walker

When the Utah Republican Black Assembly was launched on Martin Luther King Day January 2003 at the Utah State Capital Ozwald Balfour was front and center. At that time, the URBA was announced as an active, official auxiliary for the Utah Republican Party. "We started off with a bang and with a goal and a vision to enlarge the Utah Republican Party to bring in black voters who otherwise might not vote Republican," Balfour said.

Our mission statement is to enlarge and strengthen the Republican Party, to help support Republican candidates and to access the influence and power of the Republican Party in the state of Utah on behalf of our members," Balfour said.
But during the first year of the assembly's operation, some group members left because of conflicting ideologies. Then it got really ugly.

Read the full story in this 2004 article from BYU NewsNet
http://newnewsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/49825