Video – Edgecombe County Public Schools BOE Voted 3 – 3 For Appointment & Votes To Replace Chair & Vice Chair Monday, July 11, 2011

Attorney Teresa D. Bryant remains on the board and Evelyn Wilson and Ann Kent switch roles as chair and vice chair.

See all of the people who spoke during the public comments. Former Principal Rev. Raymond Privott comments were powerful but the board ignored his plea to do the right thing.

Wilson said she has heard so much negativity since May and that it was said she wanted power. She said someone in the room at the moment has stated it. Wilson said she was going to show them what power is. See Wilson’s comments for yourself.

Click on picture to view video (42 mins. 43 secs. total)

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Breaking News – Attorney Teresa D. Bryant Has Rescinded Her Resignation

The board unanimously voted to allow Attorney Teresa D. Bryant to continue to serve on the board throughout her tenure. This does my heart some good because I had begged Bryant to stay on although I respected her reasoning for resigning.

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Breaking News – Edgecombe County Public Schools Voted Again 3 For Rev. Roy A. Gray And 3 For Thomas Wayne Edison, Here We Go Again

It is sad that the board continues to vote along racial lines I would think however I don’t know that to be true and just a guess. There are only 2 black votes to 4 white votes so therefore 1 white person did the right thing assuming that the 2 blacks both voted for Rev. Roy A. Gray.

Next on the agenda it was time to vote for the board chair and vice chair. Evelyn Wilson current chair made a speech that she was going to give the chair position to Ann Kent current vice chair so the nick picking games can be cut out and it will not have to be displayed for the chair position. Wilson asked the other board members to just vote for Kent. You must see the video to get the full effect of Wilson’s speech. It was so juicy that I don’t know where to begin to talk about it.

After the election of the board chair Ann Kent was elected with 6 votes and Attorney Janice Davidson received 1 vote. Evelyn Wilson was elected as vice chair with 4 votes, Attorney Teresa D. Bryant received 1 vote, Dr. Evelyn Johnson received 1 vote and Attorney Janice Davidson received 1 vote.

The agenda was approved with items added and one being Attorney Teresa D. Bryant asking to be placed on the agenda as a item to rescind her resignation to be voted on later.

Well there you have folks. The board did just what I expected them to do tonight. All those who voted for Edison is just crazy as hell because he campaigned on reducing class sizes. He didn’t answer the questions at the June meeting when they interviewed him. Damn what world is he living in and those board members that supported him?

After tonight I don’t know where this school board is going? I thought I could kind of follow them but now I don’t know. But what I do know I am going to continue to attend the meetings to see where the hell they are going. I do know they want the board to be a 5 – 2 white majority when the district is a black majority.

Dr. Johnson asked the board when were they going to come together as one because they don’t discuss anything and just vote and that was not right.

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Folks in District 2 you better get out and vote in 2012 because you will have the final answer.

 

Edgecombe County Public Schools Board Only 2 Black Votes During The Appointment So I Wonder How Each Board Member Voted

The ECPS board vote on Monday night to appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term of Attorney Teresa D. Bryant shows that anyone who voted for Brownie Edison strictly voted for him just because he was white.

It is clear that Edison’s reason for wanting to join the board is to reduce class size and that is not realistic.

I am going to assume that in round 3, the 2 black votes went to Roy Gray along with 1 white vote. This leaves 3 white votes for Edison.

So since the 3 rounds of votes went like they did, Attorney Bryant may need to vote in the July meeting in order to get an appointment. I know Bryant wants to be neutral by abstaining from voting but she may have to do the damn thing.

It is sad that the board didn’t do the right thing and appoint 1 of the black candidates and then let the voters in the district elect who they want to represent them in 2012. The board showed they don’t give a damn about the district being created as a majority/minority district. Damn if they wanted to have a reason to justify how they voted, all they had to say is they took in consideration the census 10 years ago which created the makeup of the district.

Since Bryant has announced that her child will be transitioning back into the public school system from private school, I wish she would just stay on the board until May 2012 and let the voters in district 2 vote for whom they want to represent them.

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Video – Edgecombe County Public Schools Board Interviews Candidates For Appointment Monday, June 13, 2011

Click on picture to watch video (1 hr. 19 mins.)

See public comments, the candidates interview and how the board voted.

See for yourself how the candidates responded to the questions from the board members.

The board is already a majority white 4-3 so what more do they want? It was clear they wanted another white person on the board to make it 5-2 because those that voted for Brownie know he did poorly on answering the questions related to the district. It was clear he had no clue. They also know his main thang was reducing classroom size and anyone in their right mind knows that this is not happening especially with the budget cuts but damn it was not happening when the money was good.

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The Edgecombe County Board Of Education Has Disrespected The Voters In District 2 By Not Appointing A Candidate Tonight

It is a shame that the board did not appoint a person on tonight to fill the unexpired term of Attorney Teresa D. Bryant.

The board has disrespected the voters in District 2 simply because they voted for a black board member and they deserve to have a black person to fill the unexpired term of Bryant. Fair? Oh heck yeah, if Brownie Edison did all of his homework he would know that this district was created as a majority minority district during the last census report. This means he should understand what is at stake here. Again if he wants to run in 2012 and the voters in the district elects him then so be it.

I finally had the opportunity to meet Brownie Edison tonight and I was not impressed with him. I believe he means well but his mission is reducing classroom size. I believe everyone may agree with that however I do not see that as a reality especially with budget cuts.

I am not a fan of Rev. Roy Gray however I was impressed with him responding to the questions that I do not believe he nor the other candidates had privy to before the meeting. I do want to add that I have been knowing Gray for many years and he knows where I stand.

Quincy Robinson did okay but I was not impressed with him. This is the first time I have seen the political side of him.

My video will give everyone the opportunity to see the candidates interview for themselves and then they can form their own opinion. This is something I provide unlike the local newspapers because you only get what they write. You get both and with The DCN.

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Breaking News – Edgecombe County Board Of Education Did Not Get A Majority Vote For A Candidate Tonight So Will Vote Again At Next Board Meeting

The board gave each candidate a total of 15 minutes to address the board in which included time for questions from board members.

Rev. Roy Gray Sr. was first, followed by Brownie Edison and Quincy Robinson.

If I was to pick one of the candidates by how they presented themselves tonight especially how they responded to the questions from the board I would have to pick them in the following order, Gray, Robinson and Edison.

The votes were as follows:

Round 1

Gray 2, Robinson 2, Edison 2

Round 2

Edison 3, Gray 2, Robinson 1

Round 3

Edison 3, Gray 3, Robinson 0

I am still at the board meeting 9:00 PM and they have to go into Closed Session soon. I will be here for a while so stay tuned.

Attorney Teresa D. Bryant asked the board to reconsider her resignation until July 30 or earlier so that District 2 will continue to have representation. The board voted unanimous to keep Bryant on board.

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Board of Education to meet Monday, June 13, 2011 The Edgecombe County Board of Education will meet in regular session Monday, June 13, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office board rooms. Board Will Appoint New Board Member Tonight.

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To Answer Your Question About Edgecombe County Board of Education District 2 Board Appointment Why A Black Should Be Appointed

Someone asked me is the District 2 rule of being a black majority district created by the past Census still relevant today?

I said hell yeah because the Census data is being updated as we speak so therefore until redistricting take place then it is relevant. I don’t know if it will remain the same after the redistricting is complete however I am not concerned with that now.

I ran into a white lady in Wal-Mart on Monday evening and she stopped me and said we had not seen each other in a couple of years. She said she reads my articles in the paper. She brought up about the appointment and she said she agreed with me. She said the seat was drawn up in 2001 after the Census data so therefore she agreed with me and that it would be different when it came time for an election the voters could decide but for now the board members should appoint a black person.

I explained to her that I had nothing against the white gentlemen who is seeking the appointment but I am just reminding people about the makeup of the district per the Census data.

Attorney Teresa D. Bryant resigned her post and since she is black and the district is a majority black district therefore a black person should be appointed. I don’t care who runs in 2012 but as it stands now the board should keep in mind the data. This is how the people voted so therefore the people should be represented.

See Qualifications – Board announces District 2 seat vacancy

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Why I Disagree With The Edgecombe County Public Schools Candidates Forum – Source: The Daily Southerner

The Daily Southerner — I read “Will forum help the candidates?” on the Opinion page of The Daily Southerner’s Friday with much interest. (Read more)

Why I Disagree With The Edgecombe County Public Schools Candidates Forum

I read “Will forum help the candidates” on the Opinion Page of the Daily Southerner’s Friday June 3, 2011 with much interest.

“The article states the forum is meant to inform the citizens of our community and to create an opportunity for building,” said Rudolph Knight. I like that concept however I feel that in this situation the timing is a bit off.

I concur with Terry Smith editor in saluting Knight and his group for having a forum but my problem is different from Smith. This forum should have been held before the deadline to file with the Edgecombe County Public Schools System to become a candidate for consideration to be appointed by the Edgecombe County Public Schools board members. In my opinion it is no need to have such forum. I believe the forum could have been a process of elimination.

So what do I mean by process of elimination? A forum should have been held earlier and all those in attendance should have voted on all persons interested in the appointment and ranked them. However keeping in mind this is not the final answer and that lies with the board but I think this would have been a good process.

Unlike Smith I have not spoken to Brownie Edison however I am quite sure he is impressive. Impressive or not he is qualified just like Rev. Roy Gray and Quincy Robinson.  I believe all of them meet the qualifications.

I have made it clear as a longtime advocate of education for Edgecombe County Public Schools since the early 90’s that I strongly feel that a black person should be appointed to fill the unexpired term of Attorney Teresa D. Bryant.

I do not live in district 2 however I recognize and understand whomever is appointed will represent me as well so I am very much concerned about who will be appointed.

I must say I agree with Smith that since the Concerned Citizens of Edgecombe County sent a letter of endorsement of Robinson that I too wonder why would Edison and Gray attend the forum. I think sometimes some things should be left unsaid and/or undone and just let the process flow. I believe in this situation this is not good for Robinson because it adds a negative flavor to the process.

However I understand how politics works and people do things in order to get their candidate appointed and/or elected but it must be done in such a fashion that it does not create negative vibes.

I tried to get Attorney Teresa D. Bryant to withdraw her resignation however I respect her stand on resigning and possibly running for the seat again in 2012 on the grounds of if she has a child in the Edgecombe County Public Schools or in a private school. She said she wants the people to decide.

On next Monday, June 13, 2011 6:30 PM the board will allow all of the candidates to address them. They will vote to appoint a replacement on the same night so this will behind us.

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