Posted on 10/15/2013 2:00:24 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Del. Jolene Ivey
After Del. Jolene Ivey told a Baltimore crowd she hopes to be Maryland's first African-American female lieutenant governor, she discussed what it means to be a fair-skinned black woman whose racial heritage is often questioned.
Ivey, 51, is the daughter of a white woman who was raised by her black father and stepmother. She said her racial heritage was the "No.1 issue" when she launched her first political campaign in 2006 — repeatedly being asked by voters to "clarify" her racial identity.
"As much as I'd like to believe that we're in a post-racial country, we're not," Ivey said during an interview after Democrat Douglas F. Gansler announced her as his running mate in the 2014 race for governor.
The Prince George's County lawmaker emphasized her roles as a black woman and mother of five boys. "I am Trayvon Martin's mom," she said.
Ivey joins a contest in which Gansler has taken fire for his remarks on racial politics — in particular, for accusing chief rival Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown of having a campaign slogan of "Vote for me, I want to be the first African-American governor of Maryland."
When asked about Gansler's comments that Brown relied on his race in the absence of substance, she sidestepped the question. "I would say [Brown] was only running on endorsements," she said.
Gansler, the state attorney general, introduced Ivey with anecdotes showing she has felt the sting of prejudice. "Jolene Ivey understands what it's like to be a victim of sexism. She's going to help us fight discrimination," he said.
Ivey added: "We both understand the need to be a voice for the voiceless."(continued)
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Maybe her soul is black cause there’s NOTHING ELSE that is!!
Am I a stupid man?
She’s whiter than that “racist white” george zimmerman
daughter of a white woman who was raised by her black father and stepmother. It doesn’t mention anywhere in the article that she actually have black ancestors/blood, other than that she was raised by a black father.
Sounds like 1/32 Cherokee. The Leakey’s say we’re all descended from Africans a few million years back, maybe that’s what she’s going on. In that case, time for me to get some affirmative action set-asides...
George Zimmerman REALLY is black!
George Zimmerman’s Black Ancestry is Revealed
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876811/posts
George Zimmerman: the black, Hispanic, Peruvian, kind-hearted non-white, not-racist poster boy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2876692/posts
George Zimmerman Has ‘Black Roots’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2876518/posts
I wann'a see a family photo.
Yeah....I gotta think she probably shouldn’t put that “black father” thing to a DNA test....Mama’s baby, Papa’s maybe.....
Don’t you just love it when a “black, half black, half whatever” says we should be living in a post-racial country and then makes his/her campaign about race. I guess none of them respect MLK’s content of character over color of skin.
"her black father"
Just when you thought that things in America could not get any stupider....
Can’t find a THING on the net.
Half Caff, Frappachino, DOUBLE Latte, Grande with Cinnamon Sprinkles.
“As much as I’d like to believe that we’re in a post-racial country, we’re not,” Ivey said ...
We used to be, but after Obama, we are in danger of a time machine taking us back. I don’t want that to happen, but I can’t control how other people view the blind trust of Obama supporters.
I don’t know, I used to have a dog that 1/64th black bear.
The only way you could tell is that he had a bare black spot just beneath his tail
If you’re talking about race and using it to justify why you should be given something then you aren’t past the ‘whole racial thing’.
the key word is RAISED by black father. I think they’re attempting to hide the fact its a step father, not biological father
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