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Media Coverage/Political Fear /Race!

I heard that the incident was featured on TV, but I did not catch what station.

I could not find a mention in ProJo about this major incident in Mt. Hope.

I believe that the incident will be buried because the powers that be are embarrassed about the incident.

The African American Community in Mt. Hope has long been allowed to get away with murder because the powers that be are afraid to be accused of racism, and every time a black drug dealer in Mt. Hope is arrested the African American Community plays the race card as if the police are using racial profiling to target Mt. Hope drug dealers. Our City Councilman, Kevin Jackson, has been the major enabler of this dynamic. I do not state this fact lightly; I believe it is backed up by facts and by legal documentation.

Do your own investigation.

Truth is the drug dealers in Mt. Hope are African American. If you need proof, drive down Pleasant street, or stop by Billy Taylor Park next to 124/126 Camp Street, or go by 206 Camp Street during the police's shift change between 2 and 4 pm, and you will see African American drug dealers selling drugs at those locations.

One of my mentors, Lenny Long, a former President of GCCC, once told me, ". . . don't ever bring up race in Mt. Hope, even though it is the overriding, divisive issue in the community: don't ever bring it up, because it will backfire on you. Do not attempt to have an honest discourse about race because it will be used against you, and you will be accused of being racist."

Enough already!

Let's call a spade a spade! Let's be honest!

It is time for the African American Community of District 8, 13% of the population, to step up and put a stop to the drug dealing, the filth, the ignorance prevalent among the African American population in Mt. Hope. A few knuckleheads should not be allowed to tarnish an entire demographic.

Who are the African American leaders of the Mt. Hope, African American Community? I would like to hear from them. What are they doing to help their own. Are there any African American Leaders in Mt. Hope? If there are, who are they . . . and why are they not doing anything to address the problems of the the African American Community in Mt. Hope, namely drug dealing and other criminal activity?

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Where are the African American leaders in Mt. Hope?

We need you!

John Twomey

Posted at June 12, 2007 04:02 AM