  Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 325 Registered: 05-2008 |
We were exiting the Lodge at Chicago Street and spotted a sign that said, "Vote the black slate" or "Vote the black ticket" (one of the two, I can't remember I was so miffed). What is up with that? Fancy that, judging a person by their color. I was so angry when I saw that sign. I almost stopped the car and took the sign in order to see who was responsible for the printing and to take the offensive thing out of public view. | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 3369 Registered: 09-2007 |
Ah well, I'm not surprised. (Message edited by DetroitRise on August 11, 2008) | ||
Riverside_ishmael Member Username: Riverside_ishmael Post Number: 5 Registered: 08-2008 |
Lodgedodger, Don't you know how some mentalities would recommend a "checkpoint Charlie" sentry post just to enter the city? At least it hasn't come to that. | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 328 Registered: 05-2008 |
Methinks I'll return to that spot (w/o the Hubby) and take the sign, after all. I'm that perturbed. | ||
Novine Member Username: Novine Post Number: 650 Registered: 07-2007 |
Do you own the sign? No? It's not yours to take. | ||
Tayllik Member Username: Tayllik Post Number: 18 Registered: 11-2007 |
The black slate has been around for years these people endorse candidates that THEY think will work best on issues that THEY think are most important to blacks. What you may not know is that the black slate is not always all black they do endorse white candidates I know for a fact they have in the past supported Carl Levin and I think Jeffery Fieger when he ran for governor. My main point to you lodgedoger is to just not to let it get to you! its no big deal! | ||
Hamtragedy Member Username: Hamtragedy Post Number: 249 Registered: 10-2007 |
Taylik is correct. Ask Dennis Archer. The Black Slate gave him hell for 8 years. | ||
Atwater Member Username: Atwater Post Number: 267 Registered: 09-2007 |
I sure would love to see some of your reactions about a sign and group called 'The White Slate'... Oh, but I know, it's totally different. Yeah. Keep tellin' yourselves that. Detroiters sure do know how to keep racism alive! On both sides.. | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 1988 Registered: 11-2003 |
(I'm black) Screw the "Black Slate" 95% of the people running for office in Detroit if not more are black anyway so what difference does it make. Just another element of our fucked up political system. | ||
Ja1mz Member Username: Ja1mz Post Number: 130 Registered: 02-2007 |
When I worked downtown during the '00 presidential election, there was a poster on a signal box or something on the corner of E grand and woodword. It showed a black man sitting in a car that was pulled over by a white cop, who was holding a billy club,,,the caption was something like "Vote or be imprisoned" or the like..must be by the same group | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 330 Registered: 05-2008 |
Taking the sign would be wrong, but I'd like to take it and keep it. Kind of like Whoopi Goldberg's "Wall of Shame". She has a wall in her home decorated with items from the past that are anti-black. Tayllik, really...they call it the black slate but it's for endorsement of black issues. That is very interesting. | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 1611 Registered: 08-2007 |
ya'll need to do some reading: http://www.cus.wayne.edu/conte nt/publications/BlackChurches. pdf quote: In this most recent election the Black Slate didn't do as well as they have in the past. The Black Slate in recent years has been the Cheeks-Kilpatrick family slate. Carl Ramsey, Ajene Evans and others were endorsed by The Slate, but came up short. Malik Shabazz, drug felon turned store-front minister, and his group, the New Black Panthers, are the foot soldiers of the Black Slate. | ||
Gazhekwe Member Username: Gazhekwe Post Number: 2455 Registered: 08-2007 |
Campaign signs are supposed to be removed within a certain time frame after the election. After that, they are trash. In some places, they give you 48 hours. I don't know Detroit's rule, but Metro Detroit Campaign for Liberty held a clean up event August 6, 7 and 8, so I think you are fine picking up the sign if it is on public property. It's been a full week. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 13733 Registered: 12-2003 |
If it is on public property, it is fair game...as far as I know. They put it up illegally, take the damn racist thing down...with a smile. | ||
Eastsidedame Member Username: Eastsidedame Post Number: 537 Registered: 12-2006 |
Yep. People are beginning to (finally) realize that voting as a block leads to nothing but rotten, entitled and generally lousy city management. And not a second too soon! The best government can be had by voting for EACH person, regardless of party, race, gender, sexual-persuasion or any other such sub-group pidgeon-holing. Voters, be not lazy and do thy research. I'm a woman, and I'll never vote for a female JUST BECAUSE she's female. How irresponsible! | ||
Bobl Member Username: Bobl Post Number: 24 Registered: 07-2008 |
I'll let you be on my slate If I can be on your slate..... Jeez, wouldn't it be nice if there was a Human Party? | ||
Barnesfoto Member Username: Barnesfoto Post Number: 5343 Registered: 10-2003 |
It's a cheap trick,designed to appeal to the lowest intelligence...kinda like putting the national colors on a campaign sign or using a convicted felon to insinuate that your opponent will let big bad black men run amoock (Remember Willie Horton)? Get over it. But if you want to remove old campaign signs from public property, go for it. Could you also take down some of those homemade business adverts while you are at it? | ||
Eastsidedame Member Username: Eastsidedame Post Number: 538 Registered: 12-2006 |
LOL! | ||
Tayllik Member Username: Tayllik Post Number: 20 Registered: 11-2007 |
quote: I sure would love to see some of your reactions about a sign and group called 'The White Slate'... Yes there is a' White Slate' its called the Republican Party LOL! Seriously though I don't thing Black Slate has or ever really had much influence and the fact they are still around is something white people should not make a such big deal of. just like Barnesfoto said "get over it" |
