r/nottheonion • u/thieh • 3d ago
Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, will return under settlement
https://apnews.com/article/newbern-alabama-first-black-mayor-settlement-6a158105e703b8fe462afeb6b16a6a2c751
u/WeAreLivinTheLife 3d ago
"Newbern, a tiny town of 133 people about 40 miles (64 kilometers) west of Selma, has a mayor-council government but has not held elections for six decades. Instead, town officials were “hand-me-down” positions with the mayor appointing a successor and the successor appointing council members, according to the lawsuit filed by Braxton and others. That practice resulted in an overwhelmingly white government in a town where Black residents outnumber white residents by a 2-1 margin."
"South Africa" much, Newbern?
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u/cesarmac 3d ago edited 3d ago
Newbern, a tiny town of 133 people
where Black residents outnumber white residents by a 2-1 margin."
So....if I were to assume only black and white folks that's roughly 44 white people compared to 88 black people. All government was basically all white and shared between 44 people.
EDIT: also, if this isn't the perfect example of systemic racism I don't know what is.
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u/texasradioandthebigb 2d ago
I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about. According to the Hon'ble Supreme Court of the USA, presided over by the Hon'ble Chief Justice John Roberts, attended upon by his Hon'ble lackeys, voting rights violations are a thing of the past, and civil rights legislation should be dismantled forthwith
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u/xShooK 3d ago
With all this blatant corruption, I'd higher some type of accountant to look through the town's financial situation.
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u/Zathura2 2d ago
And is there no federal agency that would be interested in a town who handed out government positions instead of electing them? Or is that fine because it's a small bumfuck town?
Is there anything like impersonating a government employee, like there is for impersonating police?
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u/daddyjohns 3d ago
Bless your heart, you think alabama was ever better than south africa?
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u/Aidian 2d ago
Of course it was, you’re blatantly misrepresenting Alabama’s history.
You’re right following 1702 or so, but before that…
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u/daddyjohns 2d ago
I beg your pardon. I was born and raised and escaped from Alabama. I'm brutally honest about the culture and lifestyle.
Peoples like yourself, they don't like when i say the quiet parts out loud.
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u/Dchella 2d ago
Did you escape from South Africa too? Otherwise that comparison is still as stupid.
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u/daddyjohns 2d ago
I don't believe arguing about whether south africa or alabama is more racist beneficial to mankind. Have a nice day.
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u/WateronRocks 2d ago
Then why was that exactly what your first and subsequent comments were doing? Lmao
Bless your heart, you think alabama was ever better than south africa?
This is you. Genius.
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u/daddyjohns 2d ago
You were too tiresome to continue to bother with.
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u/SweatyTax4669 3d ago
Why aren't the talking heads on Fox making noise about this truly stolen election?
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u/thieh 3d ago
They weren't accustomed to having elections since 1965.
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u/omgFWTbear 3d ago
Just another example of the woke mob forcing their gay space laser death tax on the rightful job someone earned by having the correct last name!!!!
/s
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u/SpecialK022 3d ago
Only in Alabama. And possibly Mississippi
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u/Malphos101 3d ago
The Newbern city council positions will be filled either by appointment or special election. Braxton will submit names for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, to appoint. If the appointments are not made, a special election will be held to fill the positions.
Governor Meemaw will decide a "fair compromise" of half duly appointed positions by the duly elected black mayor, and half white supremacist insurrectionists who subverted the electorate's will.
Sick and tired of this "democracy means letting fascists have half the power too" bullshit.
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u/Crispien 3d ago
Sounds to me like the town government was looking at being charged with Federal Civil Rights violations. Scared of prison is the only way people like that settle and give up everything.
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u/daddyjohns 3d ago
This isn't satirical or funny
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u/Intrepid00 3d ago
That’s why you are on /r/NOTtheonion.
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u/daddyjohns 3d ago
that's not how this works
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u/Cthaza 3d ago
The sub description says "for true stories you could have sworn were from the onion"
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u/27Rench27 3d ago
It’s fucking Alabama, I’d be more surprised actually reading this headline from The Onion lmao
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u/my__name__is 3d ago
Hah, what the fuck. LARPing monarchy.