Troy Brown
Regarding the op-ed column by Troy Brown (“Help! County schools need state takeover,” Sept. 4):
I’m appalled! Who would suggest that the state take over a school district? Apparently, you don’t know what you are asking for.
When the state takes over, jobs are lost. Jobs for cafeteria workers, janitors, teachers and others. Do your research. The majority of the districts that have been taken over are still taken over. Our neighboring Sunflower County was taken over five years ago and still is run by the state even after it was declared a successful district.
More importantly, those jobs are given to outside citizens who don’t even pay taxes in this county or anywhere in the Delta area. My point is: Be careful what you are asking for, because the consequences won’t just affect the leader, they will affect everyone.
Kalich column
I somewhat agree with Tim Kalich’s op-ed column Sunday (“Some honesty on MVSU”), but I don’t see the difference in what he reported Rep. Willie Perkins as saying and some of the comments a local elected official has made.
“This is y’all’s ballgame. If you don’t win, it’s y’all’s fault. The police chief is black, the fire chief is black, the City Council is majority black and the Board of Supervisors is majority black.” That tells me a lot about a man whom I don’t know.
In other words, it’s always they, us and them, but only David Jordan and Willie Perkins are labeled as racist.
I think you have to walk in someone else’s shoes before you can judge them.
Bottom line: It doesn’t matter how many blacks are in office. We know who’s running things, and so does Tim.
March anniversary
I also was at New Zion M.B. Church for the event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the March on Washington.
The only speech that resounded with truth and experience was that of Sen. David Jordan, in my opinion. And yes, everybody is tired of hearing the truth.
We have and have always had a racist history in Greenwood. When I say Greenwood, I am not leaving out any race, although I believe other races don’t consider blacks unless they can use them in some way.
For instance the comment, “I just wish we didn’t see race.” That means, no matter your life experiences, “See it my way. You should think the same way I am, which is the right way. And if you do, you are all right.”
