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“Take Back The Black Community Consciousness". It has been hijacked by embedded operatives who don't intend to develop the COMPETENCIES within. We once controlled this consciousness, focusing our activism directly upon our permanent interests. Today the "Malcolm X Political Football Game" has us as starters and some believe that this playing time translates into absolute progress for our people. My goal is to hold our permanent interests in their faces, forcing them to explain their actions.

Thursday, June 03, 2010

Dekalb County GA - US House 4th District Candidates Forum - White Candidate Not Originally Invited To Participate

White Political Candidate Accuses Black Organization Of Being Racist

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What if an "All White Candidates Forum Was Organized?"

Applause to Vernon Jones and Connie Stokes for demanding that the White woman be allowed to participate or they would depart.

ATLANTA -- When James Welcome, executive producer of the Newsmakers Live political forum, opened the show Wednesday night, he made this statement, "Tonight we are being called racists all over the web because we failed to invite Liz Carter."
Liz Carter is one of four Republican candidates vying the 4th District Congressional seat . Carter is one of only two white candidates in the race that's historically won by a black Democrat.
Carter said organizers of this Newsmakers Live political forum would not let her participate because she is white.
"When I called he (Maynard Eaton) said, 'it was black candidates only,' and it saddens me it really does," said Carter.
Carter said she had that conversation with Maynard Eaton, so Reporter Tony McNary asked Eaton the tough questions.
"Is this a black-only forum?" asked McNary.
"No, we’ve had – how could this be black only? Newsmakers Live – our reputation suggests we’re anything but that. We endorsed Mary Norwood. We’ve had a plethora of white guests. This just happens to be a forum where there are just black guests invited this time,” said Eaton.
Newsmakers Live didn't invite Carter, but it did invite the only black Republican candidate.
"Why wasn't she (Carter) invited?" asked McNary.
"We didn't know about her. Who is Liz Carter? She was not a no-name politically," said Eaton.
Democratic candidates the district may be familiar with are Connie Stokes and Vernon Jones.
Jones tried to avoid McNary's tough questions.
"The story that I'm doing is about Liz Carter. She says she is not being allowed because she is white. This is a black-only forum. How do you feel about that?" McNary stated to Jones.
"Here's how I feel about it. If there are any issues, she needs to address them with the organizer," said Jones.
"What if this was a white-only forum. How would you feel about that?" asked McNary.
"I am here, clearly, to talk about Hank Johnson not being here," stated Jones.
Jones and Stokes would not to participate in the forum unless Carter was allowed, so the organizers gave her a seat and allowed her to participate.

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