I Am Trying To Figure Out Why Rocky Mount Homegrown Folk Allow Outsiders To Attack Black Leadership

The Rocky Mount City Council monthly meeting on Monday July 10, it was the Public Comments for me.

But hold up wait a minute, the new City Manager was funny. He was trying to announce the new Fire Chief and called him the Police Chief twice.

Then it was time for Public Comments and here comes Crystal Wimes-Anderson who is confused about Rocky Mount Politics as she speak to half-trues because she don’t know the history before the current council. She said she lives in Ward 1 however her Voters Registration shows she still lives in Ward 3. She ran and lost against Rev. Richard Joyner in the last Ward 3 Election which was just a waste of energy. She has toned down here lately with her ignant comments however yesterday it appears she is trying to use education as a way to attempt to win folk with children support for whatever she has in mind politically. She ran as a Democrat but now she has changed her party affiliation to Unaffiliated.

Next it was a new person (can’t spell his name) who addressed the council saying he was there not as a citizen of Rocky Mount but as concerned citizen with a lot of friends in Rocky Mount. It appears he came to attack Black Leadership. He talked about the low turnout of voters in Rocky Mount. Damn he talked about transparency, really! The previous council and this council has been the most transparent councils dating back to 2003. I understand he may be a member of the Urban Conservative that is suppose to release a video about Rocky Mount.

Next it was Adrienne Copeland who wants to get properties in the Black Community for a little to nothing. She has come time and time again attacking Black Leadership.

Next it was Mr. Jones from the Rocky Mount City Environmental Services. He is back again talking about the City Manager didn’t do anything for them when it comes to getting a wage increase. He said nobody will not come and talk to their department to just talk to them. He said TJ Walker said they were going to get something and Jones said that didn’t happen but you put your name on it. He said they had to fight for everything even the COVID money.

What tickles the hell out of me is last week the City Manager went to the WNCR TV Station to do an interview. I normally don’t look at the show but somebody alerted me that the City Manager was on and that it was probably because I had posted his photo and talked about him looking like he don’t give a damn during the council meetings.

Next it was Natalie Ohree a faithful longtime citizen who approached the podium crying because she was hurting from the way the Environmental Department is being treated. She talked about how she worked with them cleaning up during the Juneteenth Celebration. She talked about how they worked on the 4th of July while other departments were closed. I tried to tell folk that they were working on the 4th but they thought I didn’t know what I was talking about. I said the City Manager said it at the meeting before the Juneteenth.

Several folk mentioned to me about it was interesting how the City Manager only responded to the last speaker during the Public Comments that spoke about Sick a Cell Anemia.

It is clear that there is a movement of some young folk who have changed their Party Affiliation from Democrat to Unaffiliated to push the Republicans and White Citizens many from outside of the City Limits AGENDA. What tickles the hell out of me is that the Republicans have not become Unaffiliated because they know the importance of not changing.

The actions of these folk pushing the Republican Agenda has some folk thinking that the White Powers That Be are PAYING these Black Folk.

So as I close, when will the Rocky Mount Homegrown folk stop allowing outsiders to come in and attempt mislead folk? When will they address these young Unaffiliated Voters sit in your meetings when they could possible be working against you? I know some are.

Click on the 28 minute Rocky Mount City Council Meeting on YouTube to see the Public Comments. Then tell me where is the lie in my post? The DCN July 11, 2023