Note to white Liberals: Never question black folks
Assemblywoman Loretta Weinberg cannot understand why she has become the target of such animosity.
“This was somewhat of a shock to me that someone would turn this into a racial or religious issue,” she says.
…But she was dragged into a political brawl in Newark this week, and suddenly, her religion and race were on center stage.
It began when Weinberg questioned the award of a $10,000 grant to an organization run by Newark Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins, who is African-American. The money, we are told, paid for a party aimed at raising awareness about breast cancer.
Weinberg, a Democrat, had ample reason to question this one. The group that received this money isn’t registered with the state as a charity. And the grant came from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, which improperly used taxpayer money to cover part of the cost.
But Chaneyfield-Jenkins brought an entourage to the UMDNJ board meeting on Tuesday to object. That’s when the assault on Weinberg began.
“The black leadership is under attack,” she said. “Enough is enough. We have to understand that we are under siege.”
Sen. Ron Rice then singled out Weinberg, warning the largely African-American audience to beware the arguments of racial outsiders.
“It bothers me when black folks buy into white folks’ stuff,” he said.
Chaneyfield-Jenkins said she reassured him. “You know me, governor,” she recalls saying. “I don’t play the race card.”
[excuse me while I laugh for a moment]
So does she object to the comments made by her allies? Not at all. “You want me to criticize people who came to my defense,” she said.
…Johnson remembers the turmoil after a white police officer in Teaneck shot an unarmed black teenager in the back in 1990. Riots broke out, and Teaneck, the first town in the nation to voluntarily integrate its schools, was on the verge of splitting into hostile camps.
“It was Loretta Weinberg who stepped forward and tried to get both groups together,” Johnson says. “She held little meetings in homes, and had people to town hall. She got a dialogue going.” …more
Emphasis mine
If Assemblywoman Weinberg had a pattern of only questioning black organizations, then there may be a valid case here. However, Jenkins and the gang never mention this (according to the article).
