Eva Young wrote:
> Brian isn't someone who is known in our ward for
> doing much for Gay and Lesbian citizens. And there are some in the ward,
> who no doubt feel that Brian shouldn't have to do much for Gay and Lesbian
> citizens, because his job is to represent African Americans--after all the
> 8th ward seat is the "African American seat". This is the type of racist
> and divisive politics that has poisoned CNIA. The central neighborhood is
> a very diverse neigborhood. Racial demogogery does nothing to solve some
> of the challenging problems in our neighborhood.
One has to ask, did anyone ask Herron to do anything vis-a-vis the GLBT
community? So far as I know, no one but me ever asked him to do anything
specific for the GLBT community. If so, what was asked?
I know that I asked a great deal oif him vis-a-vis the GLBT community and he
did--and does--all I asked.
Herron's job is to represent the 8th ward and he's done a good job.
I also doubt that there are any in the ward who feel he should only represent
African American issues, but I have heard more often than I care to, that he
should represent issues which benefit middle class Caucasians to the
disadvantage of African Americans--luckily, he doesn't do that either.
The racist and divisive politics of CNIA were practiced by lots of
folks--including the leadership of CNIA which was tossed out last May. Worse
yet, it was the class bias exercised by the leadership of CNIA before last May
which set people off so bad they were determined to "throw the bums out."
To jumble all that CNIA dreck into this e-mail damns Herron for stuff that had
nothing to do with him.
WMarks, Central
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