Minneapolis Council member claims threat by TV commentators Terry Collins and David Chanen, Star Tribune May 19, 2005
Minneapolis City Council Member Don Samuels filed a complaint with police Tuesday about perceived threats stemming from comments made on a cable-access TV show hosted by two black community activists [Al Flowers and Booker Hodges]. [Ten paragraphs deleted] "... people like Council Member Samuels ... you know it's simple," Hodges said. "We as a people, one in Minneapolis, have to unite. And we have to learn from, like, [slave rebellion leader] Nat Turner's mistake, and we have to kill the house-[epithet]. We got to kill them."And that's what we're doing on this show -- we trying to kill a house-[epithet]." [Full text at] http://www.startribune.com/stories/587/5411650.html Not mentioned in the strib article: Booker Hodges is the 2nd vice president of the Minneapolis NAACP branch. Flowers and Hodges are cousins. Hodges is employed by Al Flowers. Four of the other 6 Minneapolis NAACP branch officers have close ties to Flowers: The first vice president (mother), secretary (wife), assistant secretary (niece and employee), and assistant treasurer (sister and employee). In September 2003 Al Flowers was arrested and beated by Minneapolis police, and then suspended from the NAACP for 2 years on the basis of a false allegation by NAACP officers that Flowers disrupted an NAACP meeting, engaged in threatening behavior, etc. The NAACP also pressed charges. Findings by the Court that Flowers had not engaged in the complained of behavior put Flowers in a good position to sue the NAACP for physical injuries, damage to his reputation, etc. But he did get members of his extended family (and employees) installed as NAACP branch officers. -Doug Mann, King Field Candidate for 8th ward city council http://educationright.com - - REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
