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Street Talk: December 19, 2012

Are Black politicians judged by the same standards as whites?

Gregory Dennis, 52
Miami, Equipment tech

 

 

 

 

 

“No. We’re not allowed to make mistakes. We’re not human.”


Keenan Duncombe, 55
Miami, Cook

 

 

 

 

 

“No. It’s the same thing they did to Michelle Spence-Jones — other politicians take money illegally and it’s hidden but when Blacks do it, it’s a huge a thing. I don’t think it’s fair.”


Melanie Davis, 43
Miami, Self-employed

 

 

 

 

 

“No they’re not. It feels like we’re back in the 19th century or something. The nation treats us as if we’re not good enough to be in the same seats and positions as whites.”


Demetrius Williams, 41
Miami, Warehouse worker

 

 

 

 

 

“No they’re not. Whites don’t think we’re up to their standards; we have to work harder just to get in the same place as them.”


Diana Nunnally, 60
Liberty City, Head custodian

 

 

 

 

 

“No. We should all be treated equal, even in politics. God created us the same, with the same insides and the same blood.”


Paula Fullington, 51
Miami, Retired

 

 

 

 

 

“No, they’re treated differently. Take Susan Rice for example. They were unjustly harsh to her and she stepped down — it isn’t fair. They have no respect for the president either, they overlooked him with the Rice situation.”

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