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NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy

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Jul 14, 2008 12:00 AM (90 days ago) by Luke Broadwater, The Examiner
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Rodney Orange, a past president of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP, believes the policy at Lexington Market banning sales of beer without food might be discriminatory because the market is predominantly patronized by black shoppers. - Arianne Starnes/Examiner

Rodney Orange, a past president of the Baltimore branch of the NAACP, believes the policy at Lexington Market banning sales of beer without food might be discriminatory because the market is predominantly patronized by black shoppers. - Arianne Starnes/Examiner

BALTIMORE (Map, News) - At Baltimore’s Lexington Market, cold beer is poured fresh from the tap — but there’s a catch.

To buy a cup of suds, patrons must also purchase food — a policy some customers call a “rip-off” and the NAACP alleges is “possible discrimination.”

“I think it’s extortion,” said Rodney Orange, the fifth past president of the Baltimore branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. “Why should someone have to buy food if all they want is a cup of beer?”

Orange said he believes the policy might be discriminatory because Lexington Market is visited predominantly by black patrons — while other markets in town, frequented mainly by white customers, have no such policy.

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Robert Thomas, an assistant general manager at Lexington Market, said the six-year-old policy is simple: Vendors aren’t allowed to serve a customer more than two beers, and require the beer-drinker to purchase food.

“We don’t want it to seem like it’s a bar,” said Darlene Hudson, a market spokeswoman. “The beer is supposed to complement the food. It’s good to have a little beer with the oysters or steamed crabs.”

The controversy over the policy heightened last week. After conducting a voter registration drive, Orange saw some of his cousins and decided to catch up over a beer at the market, he said.

“The lady behind the counter showed me a sign, if you’re purchasing beer, you have to purchase some food. She said, ‘Buy a slice of pizza or just get a hard-boiled egg for 50 cents.’ I said, ‘I don’t want a hard-boiled egg. I just want to have a cup of beer and chat for a while,’” he recounted.

The NAACP branch president, Marvin “Doc” Cheatham, wrote to the city’s Liquor Board Chairman Stephan Fogleman, saying, “One of our Executive Committee members, this past week, experienced what we believe is discrimination and a possible liquor law violation.”

Fogleman said the market vendors have city licenses that allow them to sell beer without food — but that the market’s food policy is outside the liquor board’s control.

Thomas defended the policy, citing “the non-family-friendly environment in pockets of the market where people just drank beer all day.”

“We’re getting lots of families coming through here as tourists,” he said. “If I’m coming here for tomatoes, why should I be harassed by someone who’s been drinking beer all day?”

Orange suggested another solution, such as hiring more security.

“I understand they may be trying to cut down on drunkenness, and I know they’ve had problems with people loitering and begging,” he said. “... But they should find another way to deal with it.”

lbroadwater@baltimoreexaminer.com

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3:43 PM MST on Wed., Jul. 16, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Considering all the Liquor stores in Baltimore's Black neighborhoods, why is this even an issue. The NAACP doesnt do anything to stop Blacks from getting Drunk and Degrading their own community daily. You don't see Liquor Stores and drunken drug addicts in abundance in Roland Park, Little Italy, Homewood, Highlandtown Fells Point or other similar communities the way you do in Lower Park Heights, Middle East, Greenmount West, Barclay, Sandtown, Upton, and similar communities. Which of those communities do Blacks live in, Thank You. Which Blacks are complaining about this, the welfare recepients who waste their government check on booze all day or the working black families who go to Lexington Market to shop for food, Thank You. The point is its easy for Blacks to get liquor in Baltimore, so what if they cant get it at Lexington Market, most the time, all they have to do is walk halfway down the block. Its true hypocrisy to complain about too many Liquor Stores in Black areas and this.

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8:44 AM MST on Wed., Jul. 16, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Shut It Down said:
I say shut down the market altogether and renovate it. It's a magnet for unsavory, rude people. If they want a beer, go to a friggin' bar...

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8:43 AM MST on Wed., Jul. 16, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Racist Baltimore 2008: A Black Man Is Not Even Permitted to BUY and Drink a Beer at City's Lexington Market. 'Tis true...try this with the majority white patrons of Cross Street Market, or any of the city's open markets. This is the way blacks are treated in Baltimore City, like a troublesome presence, barely tolerated, that must be controlled even when it comes to spending their money.

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7:24 PM MST on Tue., Jul. 15, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 The Undertaker said:
I'm not sure that it is racist, but it is certainly frustrating. When I worked in Baltimore I used to visit the market often for food, but found their alcohol policy extremely annoying. I love my lunch beers and it was complicated to get them there.

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4:02 PM MST on Tue., Jul. 15, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
If Lexington Market changed it's policy, the headline would be, "Lexington Market Beer Vendors Target African Americans. NAACP Calls 'No-Limit' Policy Racist". This is, after all, the same group that complains there are too many liquor stores in poor neighborhoods.

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11:32 AM MST on Tue., Jul. 15, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Rocko said:
You can walk 1/2 block in any direction from Lexington Market and find a liquor store that will sell you a 40 ouncer and a paper bag to put it in. If you want a beer, go get one. Lexington Market is a, you guessed it, MARKET. It's not Lexington Bar, it's not Lexington Club - it's Lexington Market. You go there to get food, not strictly beer. This is just one more example of the NAACP being completely out of touch and irrelevant.

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8:08 AM MST on Tue., Jul. 15, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
It's unbelievable that this organization is still around. They are running out of things to protest and challenge. Now it's a beer policy? Give me a break. I don't blame the market for the policy - who wants a bunch of hungry drunks around. Time for Cheatum to go back to the circus where he can continue to dress like a clown.

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7:59 AM MST on Tue., Jul. 15, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
This is yet another NAACP trying to get their name out there and justify their existence. time for this racist organization to be dismandled. Rob

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7:08 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
But beer is food.

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6:10 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
It's a shame the NAACP has to read discrimination into everything. In addition, how come Don Imus was crucified when he said what he said about the girls basketball team, which in my opinion was wrong yet Jesse Jackson gets away with just an apology enlight of what he said about Obama. So what race is being discrinated here. If you want to have a beer, go to a bar or a tavern. If you want to have a beer with a meal, go to a restaurant. If your going to allow the public to drink at Lexington Market, why not start selling it in the local grocery stores. There's a reason we don't alow it. In short, the NAACP should have more important things to worry about aside from where people should be allowed to consume alcohol. Those places are already established.

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5:39 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Have they run out of things to complain about that they have to stoop this low? Never a mention of black on black violence.

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5:36 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
the naacp will speak out only against the causes that will give them headlines as this article proves. what a joke the naacp have become especially cheatum.

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4:34 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Now where are they going to use their welfair checks?

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3:05 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
As a black police officer here in Balt city--I wouldn't support the naacp with one dime! All they seem to be involved with is chasing behind ambulances, confederate flags and other bull that doesnt force black people to look in the mirror at themselves! If they are serious about black peoples well being--they will address school drop outs, thug stardom and the filth that I see everyday patrolling west balt! I am so sick of organizations like naacp making excuses for what I consider a race self destructing in front of our very eyes! the civil rights pioneers sure would be proud.

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1:51 PM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
I can't believe NAACP is wasting there time on this type of B*ll...Wake UP !!!! NAACP need to focus on the black on black crime..Poor family values in the community and Poverty....Not whether it's discrimination over the sale of beer...I can't believe this....but then again i can...it's easy too fight the easy battles , then the true issues facing People of Color....I can not and will not Suppose such a Spineless Organization...oh and by the way I'm a 42 year old Black man from Cherry Hill..

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10:37 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 African American Woman said:
N.A.A.C.P., fight for something worth fighting for. When are you going to start dealing with behavior and our people’s lack of understanding for the need of a good education. When are you going to start dealing with the fact that young African American boys think that it not cool to be intelligent. Do something real, buying beer at Lexington Market is not important

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10:36 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Mr. Cracker said:
You would hope that the NAACP would try to tackle the real issues destroying the African-American community in West Baltimore. Oh yea, they don't because they might be thought of as racist.

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10:18 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
So Lexington market doesn't want a bunch of drunks hanging around. I don't blame them. The NAACP ruins everything. They're a big joke. Does anybobody even listen to them?

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10:00 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Greg said:
I guess these are the people NAACP is representing today, out of work people who want beer without food to help sober them up, so they can't think when the elections come along. The NAACP needs to focus on the real issues that plague the black community, not if they can drink beer without food at a food market. It is issues like this that have made the NAACP a joke, and not even a funny joke. Have white people been able to buy beer without food? What makes this a race issue? Is this a conspriracy that the stand owners came up with the idea so they can have a permanent lower class that wants beer without food? We need to get to the bottom of this issue in order to prevent this latest attack on the black community.....wake up people wake up.

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9:18 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

 Examiner Reader said:
When is the NAACP actually going to do something that really means advancement for their people? The NAACP should focus on important matters such as stressing to their people to become more responsible by not having children out of wedlock, the importance of education and good behavior because unless they start doing that their people will always be shunned and will never be considered my peers.

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8:58 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 joe said:
The NAACP needs to shut up with the race card. lexington market may be visited by mostly black, but it's also the most crime ridden. so do we blame that on the blacks? The NAACP needs to focas on helping there black people to build themselves up, not complain about the need to give them more beer. NAACP, go into baltimore and help your people better themselves thru caring for themselves and their communitied, to reduce crime in them. Don't waste your time and their time calling for more beer.

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8:30 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
It's both about trying to keep decorum in the Market and it is also a racial thing. If it were white folks downing Cosmos, management wouldn't have such a huge problem.

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7:22 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Racist schmacist. The fact of the matter is, the area surrounding Lexington Market is scattered with people who cross the street whenever they want to, engage in screaming matches in public and stumble around aimlessly...beer would only aggravate and complicate the problem. That's not an issue of race, it's an issue of public composure.

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7:11 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Sandtown said:
Leave the policy alone, we've got enough drunks staggering around West Baltimore. In fact, make it the policy at all the other markets. You want to have a beer with the guys, go to a bar.

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7:02 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Maybe he ought to look into the murders around here instead of worrying ab out a cup of beer. Besides I dont want to shop at the market if there are a bunch of drunks around. Go to SW or downtown and he can have a beer with the drunks, homeless etc. The only racism is him.

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6:27 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Dunn said:
The NAACP made a choice to not advocate for healthcare and education. But instead continue to fight for 'Social Justice' i.e. litigation. Is this really social injustice?

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6:23 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
So the NAACP supports drinking and turning the Lexington market into a bar. Yep, that will improve Baltimore City.

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6:11 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Paul Tupelo said:
Never have i lived in a place where the NAACP is in the news constantly for opposing this and fighting that. Is it at all possible that the NAACP is making a bad name for itself and the people it supposed to support? Support the policy so that we don't have drunk men and women stumbling out onto eutaw street.

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6:09 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
It's not discrimination if they apply the same rule to all customers.

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6:07 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
Good Grief, the NAACP will go after anything that they think is discrimenatory. So you have to buy some food to have beer, big deal. Food absorbes the alcohol and keeps people from getting drunk quickly and out of control. and besides, this is a six year old policy and NOW they decide to make a stink over it. Get a life!

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5:30 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
I was in Salt Lake City recently and the same thing happen to me. Did I cry out and call the paper and complain. It's not an African American subject. It is a policy of someones and there are people who don't like rules. Can't you tell.

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3:54 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
National association for the advancement of colored people.

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3:52 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 Examiner Reader said:
who are the naacp?

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1:58 AM MST on Mon., Jul. 14, 2008 re: "NAACP blasts Lexington Market’s beer policy"

 johnn said:
this time i agree with the naacp why cant white people.asian people,the police department, treat all people the same

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6:56 PM MST on Wed., Jul. 2, 2008 re: "NAACP officials continue probe into sludge study"

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Cheatem is a fraud.

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11:56 AM MST on Mon., Jun. 30, 2008 re: "NAACP officials continue probe into sludge study"

 Examiner Reader said:
Why doesnt the NAACP stand up and speak out against all of the violence that is happening in the city of Baltimore. This so called organization only speaks out when it sees that it will benefit them. It seems that speaking out against black on black crime does not benefit them??

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4:50 PM MST on Thu., May. 22, 2008 re: "NAACP president choice a ‘generational statement’"

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Why should the NAACP do anything to support most of the black community? They don't vote. They don't get involved with the community, They don't even truly understand the amount of sacrifice that the black leaders of the civil rights movement gave for the betterment of all blacks. These men and women like MLK and countless others that are not named in history books,got their heads busted open and killed to ensure equal rights to people that don't even use them. And then those same people turn around and criticize the blacks that try to do what is best for their communities as being an uncle tom, a snitch, or a sell out. Now why do you think the NAACP has been marginalized?

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4:31 AM MST on Tue., May. 20, 2008 re: "NAACP president choice a ‘generational statement’"

 Jake said:
NAACP:What do those letters mean? I'm new here in Matyland.

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7:42 AM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Task force urged for police-involved shootings"

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I say we should have a task force to get the NAACP out of Maryland. The NAACP is a joke and they only care about keeping the races apart. DO MARYLAND A FAVOR AND LEAVE.

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6:21 AM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Task force urged for police-involved shootings"

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Why dont we have a task force for the one on one shootings of blacks on blacks in the City? These organizations are blind and only want your money. You never hear from them about the murder rate. They have a screw loose in there heads and should be told to get lost.

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10:04 AM MST on Fri., May. 2, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

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The NAACP is a joke. The only reason it exists is because it makes certain blacks very wealthy.

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5:54 PM MST on Thu., May. 1, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

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If you don't break the law maybe you will not get shot. I managed to live 35 years and not get shot by the police or get arrested. The NAACP is a joke and I think they should be kicked out of Maryland.

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12:34 PM MST on Thu., May. 1, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

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Maybe these thugs should stop running from the police.

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12:25 PM MST on Thu., May. 1, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

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Good old "Croc" Cheat'em. You can count on him to find a dopey issue.

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9:56 AM MST on Thu., May. 1, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

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The NAACP is suppose to be an organization for the advancement of minorities. Well show me where the advancement is. Every action and any time this organization speaks out its a step back for minorities. Minorities have not had any significant improvements since MLK was alive. It's a great organization when it comes to pointing the finger of blame at whatever, but as far as advancement I think not. And as far as Reverend Wright, he is only dragging them down even further. Somebody better put a muzzle over his mouthpiece before he is silenced permanently.

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5:00 AM MST on Thu., May. 1, 2008 re: "NAACP calls for statewide rally to protest killings by police"

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Marv Cheat'em should be more worried about the murder rate in Baltimore, rather than police shootings. This is just another photo op for cheat'em. The NAACP is all but insolvent, and is pulling these stunts in an effort to hang on. I predict NAACP will be gone in less than 3 years. If Obama wins, the NAACP will be gone in 18 months.

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8:21 PM MST on Tue., Apr. 29, 2008 re: "NAACP seeks probe into sludge spreading in black communities"

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North and South Carolina are also a fovorite targets, 'Mega Dumps, Prisons and Sludge dumps' are all located in mostly poor minority areas. Using fossil fuel to move this mess across state lines should be against State Laws. We will take care of our trash, you take care of yours. New York State Gov. boast " no trash is buried in New York State" The fact is,It is all sent to the back yards of poor minorities families in the South. The poor cannot pay for lawyers to fight 'Waste Management' type corporations and they know it!!!

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7:34 AM MST on Tue., Apr. 22, 2008 re: "NAACP seeks probe into sludge spreading in black communities"

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Better in there yards than mine.

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3:24 PM MST on Mon., Apr. 21, 2008 re: "NAACP seeks probe into sludge spreading in black communities"

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PPL are deluded to believe that the NAACP wants to help poor Blacks....they have become just as elitist as those that they feel "oppress"...... I cannot afford to attend any of their functions but make too much money to receive a dang scholarship!!!! It's a crying shame!

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1:26 PM MST on Fri., Apr. 18, 2008 re: "Is the NAACP still a driving force?"

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Of course many White people, Republican conservative types, self haters, and the like would like to see the NAACP go under. Where's the surprize? And while the organization could use a bit more discretion choosing battles don't think for a moment that they aren't needed. Whatever gain is made by ANY minority group profits all minority groups. Also, if you don't believe a target is still on the backs of Black people in this country then you've been living your life with your head in the sand. We are hated, and in the majority of instances not respected. We are still well behind in education, and much of it is because money goes to monied school districts. An 'A' student in a poorer black neighborhood is a 'C-' student when they get to schools that have a White majority student body. Hell Yes the NAACP is still needed and I hope the membership realize this.

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