Barron as Boro Prez: The Implications for Brooklyn?
In the wake of the controversy over his efforts to name a street in Brooklyn after the black activist Sonny Carson, Charles Barron announced yesterday his bid to succeed Marty Markowitz in 2009 as Borough President. “We’ve had a cheerleader. Now we need a real leader in Brooklyn,” quipped the current councilman who represents eastern…
In the wake of the controversy over his efforts to name a street in Brooklyn after the black activist Sonny Carson, Charles Barron announced yesterday his bid to succeed Marty Markowitz in 2009 as Borough President. “We’ve had a cheerleader. Now we need a real leader in Brooklyn,” quipped the current councilman who represents eastern Brooklyn. In addition to his current battle with Christine Quinn over the firing of his aide for making threatening remarks, the former Black Panther has a rather contentious relationship with the NYPD, something political experts point to as a potential hurdle to getting elected. Putting aside the question of electability (The Post cites Bill de Blasio, Domenic Recchia and Yvonne Graham as possible competitors), we’re curious to hear readers’ thoughts about what a Barron borough presidency would mean for Brooklyn—and Brooklyn real estate. Affordable housing and race relations are two of things Barron has already put on the top of his list.
Barron Poised for Historic Run at Brooklyn Boro Prez [NY Daily News]
Charles Barron To Announce Candidacy For Borough President [NY1]
Councilman Barron Eyes Brooklyn Borough Presidency [Gothamist]
Barron in Brooklyn Beep Race [NY Post]
OH, crap. I just bought my place and now I’ll have to sell it? No way I’m living somewhere represented by such a blatant and unapologetic racist.
Yep anon 12:49 all minorities are poor. Give me a break.
1:25, all the black men gunned down in the streets of this borough this Summer were shot by people of their own color. Try focusing on that problem instead. It’ll do more good for our community than some tired and dated rant about racist white cops. Like you know, the white cop that was killed in Brooklyn this month, risking his life to keep guys off the streets who DO go around shooting their fellow black men.
Back to candidates, so many candidates in in Brooklyn run on a platform of affordable housing but with no actual, concrete, real proposal for what they are going to do about it. It’s an empty promise just to get votes. But go ahead, let it sway you.
You are trying to change the subject, 1:25. 1:18 makes an excellent point about inclusion. Barron is too divisive to win this race.
Say what you want; but when the police gun down a black guy in the street they don’t check to see if they are from the caribbean or Africa or Central America. They just see Black.
Hispanic people come in all races.
The English and Dutch brought African slaves to the Carribean and Brazil as well as to the US.
Later, Chinese Immigrants streamed into Latin America, especially after the US prohibited Asian immigrants around 1910.
A lot of Jewish people, especially Sephardim, live in Latin countries as well as irish, Italian, and of course, Iberians. Most Latino immigrants, documented or not, have litle in common with American Blacks. Same is true of the folks from the old English colonies like Trinidad and Jamaica who now live in Brooklyn. Barron has painted himself into a corner saying that he will primarily serve the needs of African Americans in Brooklyn. You can’t win an election that way in a diverse city.
I believe you, thats part of the devil’s plan: divide and conquer.
It speaks volumes when the first person to endorse Barron is non other then the other racist in town – Sharpton
Actually, if you look at the latest Census questionaires former minority groups (such as Puerto Ricans) are no longer hispanic and now officially white.
The white majority marches on.