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In Our 27th Year Issue No. 1965 May 2010 Associate Consultants Serving the Triad FREE
Andrew M. Manis is an
associate professor of
history at Macon State
College in Georgia and
wrote this for an editorial
in the Macon Telegraph.
WHEN
ARE WE
GOING
TO GET OVER IT?
FOR MUCH OF THE LAST FORTY
YEARS, ever since America "fixed" its
race problem in the Civil Rights and
Voting Rights Acts, we white people
have been impatient with African Amer
icans who continued to blame race for
their difficulties. Often we have heard
whites ask,"When are African Americans
finally going to get over it?
Now I want to ask:
Seniority Becomes A Serious Matter for NC Black Lawmakers
Seniority Matters
byJohnRaye ^
[CONTINUED ON page 4]
With the election season in full
bloom NC Black lawmakers are
urging voters to pay close attention
to experience and seniority as key
factors to consider in this year's
State House elections.
In Winston-Salem and Forsyth
County, the experience factor
favors Reps. Earlene Parmon and
Larry Womble. In Greensboro and
Guildford County, the two pivotal
figures are Reps. Earl Jones and
Alma Adams.
Collectively, this fearless four
some brings half a century's
worth of State House experi
ence to Raleigh this election
season.
"Experience and seniority are
very important matters", says
Rep. Earl Jones, a veteran law
maker who represents moving
to the House. In the pecking
order of power and influence, incumbent
Alma Adams is firmly entrenched at the head
table. She serves as Chair of the powerful and
influential House Appropriations Committee.
This position is, in effect, where the rubber
meets the road, where they divvy up the
dollars. It is the ultimate center of real political
and economic power. This is the place where
some 16 members of the House and Senate will
decide who gets what and how much.
And Alma Adams could very well have the last
word on who gets what and how much.
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