>As point of Clarification: It is not contradictory that >the NAACP Plan as technically corrected, takes into account >Natalie Johnson Lee and assures that she is in the 5th >ward. Natalie is the only woman of color on the city >council. It would not benefit people of color (when 40% of >the city of Minneapolis is people of color) to redistrict >her out of the ward. > I read the Spokesman article about the redistricting process. They said that some sources said the NAACP plan inadvertently took Natalie Johnson Lee out of the fifth ward. There was also a pretty clear implication that it may not have been a mistake. The Spokesman also mentioned that the Insight coverage of the same issue didn't mention this problem with the NAACP plan.
I also have to say I'm impressed by the quality of reporting in Spokesman. I wish that we currently had gay press that does reporting of this quality. I too would like to thank Fred Markus for his reports on the process on this list. Eva Eva Young Central Neighborhood Minneapolis _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
