--- Alberto Monserrate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm frankly discusted with both campains for ward 5
> and the tone of the campaign. instead of people of
> color in Minneapolis uniting to get a fair peace of
> the pie, we're fighting for the crums.
>
> All this will achieve is to continue to digust
> minority voters, and continue to decline our
> participation in elections.
>
> Calling a candidates husband a pornographer who most
> likely isn't and, and calling the other candidate a
> house negro is disgusting. Gente de Minnesota will
> definetly stay away from this race.
>
> All that we'll see this year achieved in the
> Minneapolis elections is that the city council and
> other elective positions will be less diverse than
> ever. This is a sad year in the history of the
> city of Minneapolis. The city with one of the bigest
> learning gaps between white students and students of
> color in the country, and the city with one of the
> biggest gaps between minority population and their
> representation in elective offices.
>
> Is this Minnesota or Mississippi?
Definitly Minnesota.
Mississippi has the largest number of African American
elected officials in the country.
Eric Mitchell
Saint Paul
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