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"Do people expect more from a black mayor?" I asked him in 1978. "Yes, especially my own black community," he said. Mayor Twyman, who worked in office part-time, was elected in 1968.
People forget, though, that political jobs are just J.O.B.S., however, much power is associated with serving the people in public office.
As such, with microscopes and spyglasses honed on them, do blacks in public office face more scrutiny than whites? Are they held to a higher standard? Are they properly prepared for government service?
What do you think?
5:22 PM Lamont Austell: I think they often do.
ReplyDeleteWithout question Black leadership is under another level of inquiry, concern, and expected to be above the normal; always. To serve in public office setting is one in which your thoughts, looks and words are examined often, and always. But its something that comes with the job.
ReplyDeleteI don't know of the standard is any higher, but perhaps the threshold for attack is lower.
ReplyDeleteGeorge Calhoun sad: I think it's always been so in any position of power or prestige...I've always heard "black folk have to work twice as hard" at every level.
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