The Link - http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/01/white-candidate-scrambles-vote-attitudes-in-atlant/
From the article ....
Black mayors have occupied City Hall since 1973, but this year, a white City Council member is leading in the polls, even though two black civic leaders urged black voters to unite against her.
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State Rep. Ralph Long last month endorsed Mrs. Norwood, who hails from the center of his heavily black southwest Atlanta district. He was the first black leader to back the white candidate.
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But he was also a bit perturbed by a memo written by two Clark Atlanta University professors, which sent shock waves through the city.
The memo, written by political science professors William Boone and Keith Jennings, warned that black Atlantans need to act quickly to thwart a Norwood victory and maintain black political control of the top job in the city.
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Where is the national outrage over statements made by these gentlemen? If these statements of color were reversed, it would be national headlines. Talk shows on CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, and HLN would be all over it. Bill Maher's head would be exloding, Rachel Madow would pass out talking about this, Hollywood stars would be tripping all over themselves to call these guys statements racist.
Lets reverse the color references. Here's how it would read:
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White mayors have occupied City Hall since 1973, but this year, a black City Council member is leading in the polls, even though two white civic leaders urged white voters to unite against her.
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State Rep. Ralph Long last month endorsed Mrs. Norwood, who hails from the center of his heavily white southwest Atlanta district. He was the first white leader to back the black candidate.
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But he was also a bit perturbed by a memo written by two Clark Atlanta University professors, which sent shock waves through the city.
The memo, written by political science professors William Boone and Keith Jennings, warned that white Atlantans need to act quickly to thwart a Norwood victory and maintain white political control of the top job in the city.
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Are times really changing? Do we recognize some perpetrators of racism and ignore others? America will never get better until all forms of racism are brought to public light.