>>8796854, >>8797014 Black Georgia Dem State Rep. comes out for Trump, gets disowned by other D's
I read the post and I thought Vernon Jones, wtf, see portion of an article below. He’s considered a divisive figure in GA. GA is about 60+ black, that’s not a bad thing but other races are not given the same opportunities. I’m glad Vernon Jones is sticking up for a president, but he’s an opportunist like Al Sharpton is. But I believe our president will know this!__
“The roots of cityhood in DeKalb can be traced as far back as 15 years ago when Vernon Jones became the county’s first black CEO, says William Boone, who teaches political science at Clark Atlanta University.
“Vernon Jones was a polarizing individual, and sometimes that polarization manifested itself in terms of geography and race,” says Boone.
Boone says the CEO role in DeKalb has a lot of power, and the way Jones used his power rubbed some people the wrong way.
“Up until Vernon Jones you had all white CEOS and white domination of the county. And here comes Vernon Jones ─ who is very, very open about the fact that there are those in the county who have not been receiving resources and services from the county, and therefore it’s time for a change, ” says Boone. “That sets up the argument ─ you black versus white ─ because we know who lives in the north end, we know who lives in the south end. So north, south just become metaphors for what? Black. White.”
There’s also a problem with corruption that has long plagued DeKalb.
In 2000 there was the contract killing of sheriff-elect Derwin Brown by his opponent Sidney Dorsey.
Two years ago, Gov. Nathan Deal removed six members of the county school board over concerns of questionable hiring practices and mismanagement of money. And then there is suspended CEO Burrell Ellis who’s being re-tried this summer for extortion, theft by taking and conspiracy charges.
The county’s interim CEO Lee May says he knows DeKalb has its problems.
“It’s a challenging period right now for DeKalb, but we are being very proactive with dealing with those challenges,” says May. “Those instances of corruption and with waste fraud and abuse are [concerning] and so, yes, it’s a problem and it’s a concern for me as well but, again, the grass is not really greener on the other side.”
Earlier this year, May hired former Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers to launch an independent investigation of corruption in Dekalb.”
https://www.wabe.org/dekalb-county-corruption-leads-new-majority-white-cities/