A New Morning of Race in America

Updated 3 months ago

Source: http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/

On the issue of race in America there is something in the air. Shakespeare’s melancholy Dane might say it is the “scent of morning;” our president would call it a “teaching moment.”

A lawsuit filed in the district court of East St. Louis alleges that Mayor Alvin Parks and City manager Robert Becks refused to hire Ronald Grimming, a former top commander of the Illinois State Police and former Director of the Florida Highway Patrol as the city’s police chief ...

because he is white.

Plaintiffs Wyatt Frazer and Della Murphy, former members of the Police, Fire and Civil Service board, allege that shortly after Parks was elected he let his bias be known rejecting their recommendation of Grimming because in his words, “the city was not ready to hire a white police chief.” At Parks’ recommendation the city later hired Michael Braxton, a Black candidate with considerably less experience. Braxton resigned earlier this year following allegations that he has mishandled murder cases and engaged in race based hiring practices.

Frazer and Murphy further claim that for their advocacy of white candidates for other jobs in the municipality they were forced off the board.

The two had better not hold their collective breaths waiting for an invite to the white house for a few brewskies with the President. The Obama administration is decidedly unsympathetic and in fact shares the opinion of the city of East St. Louis that Black interests are best served by Black (and undoubtedly democratic) representation.

Last year voters of Kinston, North Carolina – a city of 23 thousand residents — voted overwhelmingly to remove party affiliations from ballots in their local elections for offices of mayor and city council. In their continuing effort to demonstrate to we cowardly Americans what true racial courage looks like the Obama Justice Department stepped in and over-ruled the voters in mid October.

Registered Black voters in Kinston outnumber whites; however, whites tend to vote in larger numbers. (The Obama election was the exception bringing thousands of Black voters to the polls for the first time.) The justice department therefore argues that blacks must still be viewed as a minority for “analytical purposes.” They further argue that because whites will only vote for Black candidates if they are Democrats the net effect of removing party affiliations is to deny Black voters representation of their choice, which the DOJ believes are only Black and only Democrat.

Irony is apparently a strong suit of this Justice Department. Officials claim to be protecting the free choice of Black voters while tacitly ignoring the choice they made by a 2-1 margin to do away with party affiliations. The decision is more troubling, however, in that it seems to put the United States Government in the position of attempting to guarantee that the “choices” of Black voters win elections. As civil rights commissioner Abigail Thernstrom rightly points out the Civil Rights Act was never intended to be a guarantee that ones choice of candidate would be victorious.

The opinion that only Black Democrats can represent Black people is shared by the Maryland chapter of the NAACP, which has asked that the state legislature strip the Governor of the right to name a successor as Mayor of Baltimore should current Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon be found guilty of any of the nine charges of theft and perjury she faces.

Marvin Cheatham, President of the Baltimore Chapter expressed his concern: “Here you have a predominantly African-American city. What if the governor appointed somebody white? … Would he appoint someone Irish to be the mayor?” Would he indeed?! And will the Obama Justice Department act on behalf of the minority white citizens of Baltimore to ensure that they receive representation of their choice?

The specter of the nations oldest civil rights organization requesting that the state legislature run interference for them so that they might discriminate based on race should give all of us pause to consider if we have not entered into a Ray Bradbury novel.

We might also consider that if America is ever to move beyond race — which is to say if the dream of America is ever to become a reality — we must fully embrace the principle of racial non-discrimination. The way forward does not lie through proportional representation and/or the political use of government power to pick winners and losers.

Yes, there is indeed something in the air. What the new morning brings and whether or not we learn the appropriate lessons remains to be seen.

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Muffinman 3 months ago on Wordpress

Mongo like Sheriff Bart.

@Weirddave0 3 months ago on Wordpress

The Governor of Maryland, Mr. Martin Owe'Malley, is of Irish descent, which is where this phony "concern" comes from, I guess. In any event the statement Doc. Cheatham made is doubly curious because prior to becoming Governor, Marty was the mayor of that same Baltimore City, and he enjoyed wide support from the NAACP. Also, succession laws in the city are crystal clear. If Dixon is removed ... See all content Hide content

SotR 3 months ago on Wordpress

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world [they] did not exist."

P.S. You left out the "Trail of Tears".

Big Leo 3 months ago on Wordpress

My brothers are both contractors. Back in the seventies, they hired anybody who was qualified and kept anybody who worked hard and showed up. When they fired two blacks and an Hispanic, they were sued. Furthermore, the Commonwealth Civil Rights Division fined them 50K. Since then, they have hired no blacks or Hispanics– Racism? Nope, our brother in law is black. We love the guy, even though he ... See all content Hide content

Rob_Crawford 3 months ago on Wordpress

AFAICR, there as another Congressman who was white but represented a majority-black district. The CBC also rejected him.

Kit 3 months ago on Wordpress

It's sad that we can't just hire and fire based on merit any more.

Gary Ogletree 3 months ago on Wordpress

White, sure. Irish, are you kidding? Scots are where it's at.

Gary Ogletree 3 months ago on Wordpress

A trucking company I worked for had a new driver that did a great deal of damage through reckless driving. When they tried to fire him the NAACP came in and sued for him. This special entitlement trap seems to be widespread and it would discourage me from hiring black people even if they make an initial good impression. Of course I've seen the reverse, a good black driver who was racially harassed ... See all content Hide content

Professor Turgeson 3 months ago on Wordpress

Wake up!

This has been going on for a long time.

Mindless, racist bloc voting by minorities for race hustlers, and reverse discrimination in almost every workplace are undermining the foundations of our Republic.

I'm not sure when it will happen, but at some point, fair-minded people are going to start pushing back, hard and effectively.

Luisced 3 months ago on Wordpress

Lathe of Heaven, I think. We should all be gray little non-entities.

kevinsoberg 3 months ago on Twitter

Don't think MLK would have approved these developments. J.C. Phillips: A New Morning of Race in America http://bit.ly/ch4MS #tcot #tlot

Frank in Georgia 3 months ago on Wordpress

And the Whites that voted for this clown are so foolish they dont even 'see' that aspect…..(last sentence)…..they will always be fools…contorting and twisting themselves into a mush to be kicked around like a dodge ball by others just to be 'liked' from the very ones that cant stand their existence….

They were born fools….and theyll die fools……… ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

"Everybody is a racist. If anybody denies it they are a liar" - Quoted from an unknown black street preacher many years ago. The communist tactics are to divide the peasant class along racial lines, divide the young and old, the gays, the straights, the religions, etc. Notice how everybody is alienated. This keeps the peasant class divided and ineffective. Clever. Fight a war against islam ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Marvin Cheatham, President of the Baltimore Chapter expressed his concern: “Here you have a predominantly African-American city. What if the governor appointed somebody white? … Would he appoint someone Irish to be the mayor?” OMG, what if? No white person would ever empathize with people of other races! And those Irishmen... they're all creepily short and wear funny hats and ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Racism will cease to exist when BOTH sides stop playing. No more whining and victim mentality, got it?

3 months ago on Intensedebate

There are some who downplay or deny outright the existence of racism in America. I am here to tell you that Racism is alive and well in America...only it's much different than one might think. In fact, it's probably the opposite of what most people think.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I have been experienceing this for decades. Beginning with jr high school where I was routinely attacked and terrorized by blacks who called me "white boy" The black racism on the job is so thick you can cut it with a knife. END AFFIRMATIVE ACTION NOW!!!

DYSPEPSIA GENERATION » Blog Archive » A New Morning of Race in America 3 months ago on Wordpress

[...] Read it. A lawsuit filed in the district court of East St. Louis alleges that Mayor Alvin Parks and City manager Robert Becks refused to hire Ronald Grimming, a former top commander of the Illinois State Police and former Director of the Florida Highway Patrol as the city’s police chief because he is white. [...]

El_Gordo 3 months ago on Wordpress

I know, and I keep saying 50 years? Not literally. It was pretty awful 50 years ago and that´s not coming back.

But it is true that Obama is not just wasting a huge chance to leave the country better off, he is making it worse. And that goes for a whole bunch of issues, to the point where I have to wonder why the ungrateful bastard hates us so much. Sorry, can´t put it any other way. ... See all content Hide content

Patrick Henry 3 months ago on Wordpress

Maybe he's a cop to the core and wanted to try and fix the place?

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Why would a white man want to be police chief of East St. Louis? What a burned cinder of sin, poverty and deprivation.

Cannonball8 3 months ago on Wordpress

Why would a white man want to be police chief of East St. Louis? What a burned cinder of sin, poverty and deprivation.

Linnilu 3 months ago on Wordpress

Do you mean like wise Caucasian women?

3 months ago on Intensedebate

White people will only vote for a black candidate if they're Democrats? What a load of crap. I guess Obama doesn't remember that he was only elected because he got more of the independent vote than McCain did. And what about the millions of people who only voted for him BECAUSE he's black?

Sarah Nichole 3 months ago on Wordpress

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Really sad that Obama is putting up new racial barriers instead of knocking any down, and also that now black liberals are the only blacks who really have any political power... And now that will probably be the case for the foreseeable future. Look out how Michael Steele gets treated.

Monica Dickey 3 months ago on Wordpress

Really sad that Obama is putting up new racial barriers instead of knocking any down, and also that now black liberals are the only blacks who really have any political power… And now that will probably be the case for the foreseeable future. Look out how Michael Steele gets treated.

ThinkRight 3 months ago on Wordpress

One of my favorite movies

ThinkRight 3 months ago on Wordpress

Cause his mind just ain;t right they said

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I'm too burned out to be outraged, never mind surprised and all I can think about when it comes to race and whatnot is that people didn't read enough Dr. Sues when they were kids.. Star bellied sneetches etc..

Couerl 3 months ago on Wordpress

3 months ago on Intensedebate

SCOTS SEEK REPARATIONS FROM AFRICAN AMERICANS “African American Rap Artists stole our rapping cultural tradition and are making millions of dollars from this theft and we want reparations” claims Scottish clan leader Gordon Kilt “Yeah they have stolen our, what we call Flyting. Flyting is when two people use verbal dueling laced with filth, profanities and rhythms to try to out do ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I used to know someone who would do job interviews over the phone and if the person calling "sounded" black, they wouldn't hire them. The reason given was that "once you hire a black person, you can never fire them, no matter if you have a legal reason or not because they would turn around and sue you" and this person just didn't want to take that chance.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

The new sheriff of Rock Ridge is a.............CRACKER !!

3 months ago on Intensedebate

It stands to reason then (the reasoning of liberals) that whites can only be effectively represented by whites.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

My sister who lives in California says that you cannot get a goverment Job unless your name has a special latino sound to it. And you have to be fluent in Spanish. Non spanish speaking whites need not apply.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

See http://intensedebate.com/people/Wanda_Fucan the post below

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Addendum to above. The trolls will ask then HOW my mother in law's nurse go tthe job. The answer is she got the job under the old supervisor and remained taking care of my mother in law until her death (about five years) ergo did not have to go back into the nursing pool during that time. What she told me was repeated from the white nurses who were still in the pool. Again, I wasn't there . ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Go check back and some blacks were saying on tv that that is a black persons job regardless of of who is better qualified. It barely made the news,but it did, I know it will be a lib in there but I was commenting on the race factor being played ... See the article above

3 months ago on Intensedebate

My mother in law required nursing care (she died in 1997). Her nurse said that prior to a minority supervisor taking over the nursing care, the private duty jobs were given in sequence; that the person getting off a case went to the bottom of the list. Once a minority supervisor was hired, everything changed. No white nurse got a job until all the minority nurses were hired. I don't know if this ... See all content Hide content

3 months ago on Intensedebate

I think it is so sad, we are moving backwards in race relations since we voted in a half-black president. Damn sad.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

An interesting Atlanta Journo-Cont. article on their run off race there for mayor between a black and white candidate. http://www.sfltimes.com/index.php?option=com_cont...

3 months ago on Intensedebate

Why is there still a Congressional Black Caucus?

3 months ago on Intensedebate

You wouldn't be referring to the opinion of two political science professors would you? Oh my, a white woman might become Mayor of Atlanta. Not that she didn't shoot herself in the foot with that campaign ad about not only not being a Republican, but not even liking Republicans. According to a certain pollster, she would have won the election outright prior to airing that ad. Now I wouldn't ... See all content Hide content

OhSheilaOh 3 months ago on Twitter

Maryland NAACP in action: http://bit.ly/35v161

3 months ago on Intensedebate

......"this phenomenon has been happening for some time... " That is a fact but in the last year it has been on hyperdrive,especially here in Atlanta Check out our Mayoral Election /spit

3 months ago on Intensedebate

The problem with institutions like the NAACP is they've been around so long, they've become completely infected with modern liberalism. They are no longer interested in the advancement of African Americans, they only care about the advancement of liberal Americans. What a shame for an institution with such an illustrious history, reduced to this.

3 months ago on Intensedebate

this phenomenon has been happening for some time... If a person of color wins a seat in power it now becomes a 'black seat'. Check with the Congressional Black Caucus for details. Same in local races. It's a derivation on the old 'run an Irishman' sop. Inner city blacks took notice of the Irish cronyism and want their due. It is that way in Chicago. As a matter of fact fathers ... See all content Hide content

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