Have you ever heard the phrase 'Once Black you don't go back'? I've personally heard several older black guys use those words. Down here in Atlanta, blacks take those words very seriously, when it comes to keeping blacks in positions of authority.
In just another long line of examples of reverse discrimination and racial bigotry and prejudice in metro Atlanta, we now have this coming out in the news:
A memo is circulating around the black community urging it to get behind a single black candidate for Atlanta mayor. Aaron Turpeau, wrote the memo on behalf of the Black Leadership Forum. The memo says: "Time is of the essence because in order to defeat a Norwood (white) mayoral candidacy, we have to get out now and work in a manner to defeat her without a runoff, and the key is a significant turnout in the general election."
Atlanta has had a black mayor for the past 25 yrs. White people have been moving back into Atlanta in huge numbers since 2000 and a white candidate, Mary Norwood has a very good chance of winning the next election. This has black city officials scared to death, that their city could be taken back by whites.
Maybe one day in the far distant future, blacks will come to realize, like most others already have, that voting for the best candidate, rather than race is the way to vote.
http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2009/08/controversial-mayors-race-memo.html
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/norwood_s_vision_for_atlanta/Content?oid=515313
In just another long line of examples of reverse discrimination and racial bigotry and prejudice in metro Atlanta, we now have this coming out in the news:
A memo is circulating around the black community urging it to get behind a single black candidate for Atlanta mayor. Aaron Turpeau, wrote the memo on behalf of the Black Leadership Forum. The memo says: "Time is of the essence because in order to defeat a Norwood (white) mayoral candidacy, we have to get out now and work in a manner to defeat her without a runoff, and the key is a significant turnout in the general election."
Atlanta has had a black mayor for the past 25 yrs. White people have been moving back into Atlanta in huge numbers since 2000 and a white candidate, Mary Norwood has a very good chance of winning the next election. This has black city officials scared to death, that their city could be taken back by whites.
Maybe one day in the far distant future, blacks will come to realize, like most others already have, that voting for the best candidate, rather than race is the way to vote.
http://wsbradio.com/localnews/2009/08/controversial-mayors-race-memo.html
http://atlanta.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/norwood_s_vision_for_atlanta/Content?oid=515313