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Only black reporters allowed in Georgia mayoral race event

(www.apnews.com)

posted by jobes on USnews

12 comments

[–] xyzzy 5 points (+5|-0)

Don't they have racism laws?

[–] jobes [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

There's nothing illegal about excluding a non-protected group (ie - white people)

[–] ScorpioGlitch 2 points (+2|-0)

Doesn't stop them from having segregated proms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segregated_prom

Also, what @jobes said.

[–] Butler_crosley 1 points (+1|-0)

Montgomery County, Ga is all sorts of special. Their sheriff was killed in a car wreck during a chase and county officials broke into his office that night because there was something in his safe: http://southeastgeorgiatoday.com/index.php/archived-newsbreaks/78548-jury-trial-averted-in-montgomery-county

[–] ScorpioGlitch 0 points (+0|-0)

Mist be something in the water

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[–] jobes [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

Segregation must be cool again

[–] CDanger 2 points (+2|-0)

Americans have such a poor understanding of history, do they even know it already happened once?

[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

But that was racism; this is empowerment

[–] ScorpioGlitch 2 points (+2|-0)

Unless you're white.

[–] OeeThaGreat 3 points (+3|-0)

Sometimes I think we are living in bizarro world.

[–] Butler_crosley 1 points (+1|-0)

The Alderman has apologized for attending and not demanding all media be allowed in and the mayor has issued a statement: http://www.wtoc.com/2019/03/29/mayor-deloach-alderman-johnson-give-statements-controversial-meeting-held-savannah/