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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i.e. NOT false narrative ^^^[/quote]

Did he vote when he wasn't allowed to?  Did he force community members to vote a certain way?  Did he force all the people who spoke about potential names to go to the podium and advocate.  False narrative that they can decide the name.  No they can't.  Only community members can.  He can take all the credit he wants to, but he CANNOT decide the name.  You're mad that community members might agree with something the NAACP supports?  You're mad that many of those community members are White?  You're mad that names of historical blacks figures garnered a significant amount of votes despite black students only comprising 11 percent of the student population at Stuart?  News flash, many community members can look beyond their own race and pick someone like Justice Marshall, who happened to be a very accomplished member of this community.  The two parents handing out fliers supporting Johns at back to school night at Glasgow were White community members.  Again, stop being blinded by your hatred for the NAACP.[/quote]

It's sad that, at every relevant juncture, not that many members of the community have been heard.  It's created a dynamic where the NAACP has played an outsized role.  Its two preferred candidates, Marshall and Johns, are constantly promoted by a small group of self-appointed changers.  Never mind that neither was the top choice earlier this month, and there's no evidence most students or community members want the name "Marshall" or "Johns."  Yes, Thurgood Marshall lived in the area, but he was not an active member of the community and he sent his own sons to private schools.  Johns has no local connection and naming a high school "Johns" is just inviting trash-talk. [/quote]

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