[markomalley]

Greenbelt is also the home of the only decent public high school in the county (Eleanor Roosevelt) and NASA Goddard.

[ought-six]

It’s odd, but the ACLU is all over this instance, but completely ignored the East St. Louis politicos who come out publically and said they would not hire a white as Chief of Police.

[STONEWALLS]

...some folks are just too lazy to run for office....it takes time, energy and money.

[VastRWCon]

I went to ERHS(81) and grew up in Greenbelt back in the 70s,80s. That was over 20 years ago, I went back 2 years ago for a visit and will never go back. It’s a shame, Greenbelt was once a wonderful town to live in, now its the hoodbelt.

[Freddd]

They mean to ‘change’ that, too.

[Caipirabob]

I'm so sick of racists and their divisive issues. If a qualified candidate wants to run by all means they should. If they happen to be black SO WHAT?!?!? If they are the best for the position then good for them.

This race-bait talk is an abysmal sickness and wreaks of evil.

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

Howard County,MD has some excellent competitive schools,too.

[I Buried My Guns]

Of all the things to be proud of....

"...a city that prides itself on its heritage as a New Deal-era social experiment..."

...that's not one of them!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The disparity has caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP. Both filed complaints last year, prompting the Justice Department to take a closer look at whether the Maryland city's election practices comply with the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Time for a consent decree. Or do those only apply to police forces?

Maryland "Freak State" PING!

[the OlLine Rebel]

“only two blacks had ever run for the council and none had been elected, even though blacks account for nearly half the 21,000 residents”

They must’ve been Republicans.

“Asians and Hispanics make up 20 percent.”

Ah, I see lesser minorities (especially those ghetto-money-sucking orientals) don’t count in any worries about “representation”.