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04:02 AM ET 01/27/99D.C. Mayor's Aide Resigns Over Word
I believe the next article shows you had better not tell the
truth about a minority if the truth is not good and you are a
caucasian. Every racist of whatever ethnic group, and every
knee-jerk liberal in the country is going to attempt to crucify you.
Most of the people who fought under the CSA Battle Flag
had never owned slaves, and all competent educated people know the Civil War
was about states rights, not slavery. The following article shows how someone
probably educated (I may be wrong) can use the ignorance of others for
political gain.
04:46 AM ET 03/01/99
N.J. Police Superintendent Is Fired
N.J. Police Superintendent Is Fired
By S. MITRA KALITA=
Associated Press Writer=
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Less than two weeks ago, Gov. Christie
Whitman stood firmly behind New Jersey's top cop when a black
ministers' group demanded his resignation, citing a racial
profiling controversy.
But after State Police Superintendent Col. Carl A. Williams Jr.
was quoted in The Star-Ledger of Newark on Sunday as saying that
minorities were more likely to be involved in drug crimes, Whitman
swiftly fired him.
``The comments were insensitive and absolutely counter to
bolstering confidence in law enforcement,'' said Whitman's
spokesman, Pete McDonough. ``There are vast segments of the New
Jersey public whose confidence in the system is shaken.''
The state Council of Black Ministers and the state chapter of
the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had
been calling for Williams' ouster for weeks, saying he wasn't
acknowledging a history of racist practices on the part of the
state police.
Minority groups say Williams stated what a lot of his colleagues
probably believe.
``If these feelings are of the state superintendent, one can
only imagine how deep they may be among the rank and file,'' said
the Rev. Reginald Jackson, executive director of the Black
Ministers Council of New Jersey.
Williams and the State Police have come under fire over
allegations that the agency practices racial profiling, targeting
minorities for traffic stops. The issue was inflamed by the April
1998 shooting of three minority men during a stop on the New Jersey
Turnpike. Troopers said they fired on the unarmed men in a van
because the vehicle was backing up at them.
In The Star-Ledger interview, Williams said he did not condone
racial profiling, but said it is naive to think race is not an
issue in drug crimes.
``Two weeks ago, the president of the United States went to
Mexico to talk to the president of Mexico about drugs. He didn't go
to Ireland. He didn't go to England,'' Williams said.
``Today with this drug problem, the drug problem is cocaine or
marijuana. It is most likely a minority group that's involved with
that,'' said Williams. ``They aren't going to ask some Irishman to
be a part of their (gang) because they don't trust them.''
But he said some generalizations can be made. ``If you're
looking at the methamphetamine market, that seems to be controlled
by the motorcycle gangs, which are basically predominantly white,''
he said. ``If you're looking at heroin and stuff like that, your
involvement there is more or less Jamaicans.''
Whitman said the state's law enforcement system must be carried
out free of bias. She said Williams' comments ``are inconsistent
with our efforts to enhance public confidence in the state
police.''
``His views are dastardly, his thoughts are ill and sickened,
and he's unfit to hold such a critical, important office that
protects,'' said Assemblyman LeRoy D. Jones. ``He's a racist in the
worst kind because he doesn't even know it.''
Williams, 58, was tapped for the $89,963 superintendent post in
1994. He has been in law enforcement for almost 35 years. Williams
was not available for comment, and a State Police spokesman did not
return messages seeking comment.
Last week, The Associated Press reported that The Justice
Department's Civil Rights Division has been investigating New
Jersey's state police for two years.
Earlier this year, State Attorney General Peter Verniero ordered
his office to review State Police policies to determine if troopers
engage in racial profiling and to ensure that ``all policies
promote fairness.''
07:47 PM ET 03/04/99
Rebel Flag Removed From Ala. House
Rebel Flag Removed From Ala. House
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) _ A black legislator declared victory
Thursday when the Confederate battle flag was removed from the
Alabama House chamber.
House Clerk Greg Pappas quietly removed the battle banner and
replaced it with the ``stars and bars'' of the Confederate national
flag before the legislative session began Tuesday.
``Good riddance,'' said state Rep. Alvin Holmes, a Democrat who
also fought successfully to remove the battle flag from atop
Alabama's Capitol.
The Confederate battle flag, criticized for its ties to slavery,
is the familiar rebel flag with a red background and the blue
diagonal stripes containing 13 white stars.
The ``stars and bars'' looks more like the U.S. flag. It has a
blue square in the upper left hand corner that contains a circle of
seven white stars, which represent the first seven states to join
the Confederacy. The remainder of the flag has three broad stripes,
two red and one white.
The House has repeatedly voted down attempts to take the battle
flag away. Pappas said he replaced the flag at Holmes' request. He
intends to move it across the street from the Statehouse to an old
House chamber now used for some official ceremonies.
The battle flag was never displayed on the Senate floor.
Rep. Mark Gaines, a Republican who in the past opposed removing
the battle flag from the House chamber, said Pappas made the right
decision.
Displaying the Confederate national flag is ``historically
accurate,'' he said. ``It should end the controversy.''
The old House chamber is where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as
president of the Confederacy.
Please see my spin on the foolishnes
at the end of the article.
02:18 PM ET 03/08/99
White Couple Loses Black Foster Kid
White Couple Loses Black Foster Kid
By MIKE ROBINSON=
Associated Press Writer=
CHICAGO (AP) _ A 3-year-old boy born with cocaine in his system
should be taken from the politically prominent couple who have
served as his foster parents and returned to his mother _ a
recovering cocaine addict, a judge ruled today.
The state Department of Children and Family Services had
recommended that ``Baby T'' stay with Appellate Court Judge Anne
Burke and her husband, Alderman Edward Burke, one of the most
powerful men in Chicago politics.
The boy has spent all but eight days of his life with the
Burkes, and they had expressed interest in adopting him.
However, since the boy is black and the Burkes are white, Judge
Judith M. Brawka held today that the state's recommendation did not
give enough consideration to the value of African-American culture.
The judge added that Baby T needs to be with his brother, who is
also in foster care. The judge had previously ordered the brother
also returned to their mother, Tina Olison.
The judge set a goal of returning Baby T to his mother within 12
months, but she warned Olison that both children could be taken
away again.
``Just as your addiction lasted for years, I must tell you that
this case may not close for a significant period of time,'' she
said.
Olison, who is in her late 30s, sat silently throughout today's
hearing. The Burkes were not in the courtroom.
Olison successfully underwent treatment for her drug addiction
and has sued to regain custody of Baby T and her older son, who is
being cared for by a grandmother.
The state failed in November to have Olison ruled an unfit
mother.