Letter from Freda Stevens, Vice President Democratic Black Caucus of Broward County:
March 20, 2011
The Honorable Ann Murray,
School Board Member District 1
School Board of Broward County, Fl
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
Dear Ann Murray, School board member:
I write this letter asking for your immediate resignation from the School Board for use of racial slurs and more importantly your cavalier attitude about the matter. As you know, Bob Norman of the Pulp leaked evidence where you repeatedly used the “N” word to refer to African Americans when speaking to coworkers as a School Board Employee. You have boldly admitted using the term “niggar” multiple times without even an ounce of contrition.
On March 19, 2011, I called you to give you a fair chance to clear your name following Bob Norman’s report. Instead of you giving me any reason to believe you have seen the error of your ways, after boldly admitting making the comments, you went into a rant stating,
“You all do not know if I have black blood in my family. I cannot make up for what happened 400 years ago. I know that some of you all are just sensitive but I have been called names, too. I have been called whittie and honkey. I just brushed it off.”
When asked to explain what you meant by black blood, you stated, “Have you ever read the book Black and White?” I said, “No, I never heard of such a book. I do not think in terms of black and white. People are people to me, especially children. Blood is not black or white, it is red!”
You went on to state, “The book Black and White explains why white people feel they are superior to blacks.” When asked, what that book has to do with your use of the “N” word, you failed to explain further. Therefore, I ended the call by telling you that I would call for your immediate resignation from the school board.
Broward County Public Schools is the sixth largest school system in the country. Our African American children are underrepresented and performing below their counterparts. We are at such a critical time in our county (Broward County) amid the political corruption scandals, daily arrests of elected officials, and the grand jury report, it is imperative that you- School Board Member Ann Murray immediately resign or be removed from the school board by the Office of the Governor for failure to fulfill your duties as a public official. Ms. Murray, you have failed the children of Broward County Public Schools and are not fit to sit on the dais one more day. You deserve an “F” in character. The school board is no place for a racist, especially an unrepentant one.
Ms. Murray I call upon you to do the honorable thing for the children of Broward County Public Schools by resigning your position effective immediately. Should you fail to do the right thing and resign, then I am prepared to go to the Governor of the great state of Florida and demand your immediate removal. Furthermore, I am prepared to take any and all legal action against the School Board including a civil action in both state and federal court should you remain in office. You have until the close of business today or legal action will commence.
Please govern yourself accordingly.
Sincerely,
Freda
Freda Stevens, Vice President
Democratic Black Caucus of Broward County
Freda, While you have the Gov on the phone can you see about the rest of the School Bd members as well? I mean I know the did not use the N word but maybe we can get rid of all the idiots at one time. Then let us see how many racist are on the Democratic Black Caucus and get them removed. Then let’s weed through the teachers while we are at it. Tell me when to stop Freda as you can see there is much work to be done.
Straight Shooter – Are you intelligent enough to understand that there are four new members of the Board in your summation of “the rest of the School Board members” as “idiots?” Maybe you should run for something so other armchair generals can quantify you as an idiot.
atleast straight shooter tells it like it is. what do you do what ever the fuck you want kuitcherbelyaken. sound like a racist like to me. let the man have his say and file your law suit to remove Ann. dig? what are you besides a loud mouth??
The answer to your last question is “more than you’ll ever be.” Now tell us. Did you have to look up the word racist in your Sesame Street dictionary or did somebody poke you in the ribs to make that stupid comment?
Let her resign if she wants. The bigger issue here is that people are tired of these professional stir the shit groups. Bet no one in your group told an off color joke in private Freda? If they did, who cares? Is whittie or honkey allowed in the black caucus? Freda why do you repeat the word nigger as niggar when you write but spell honkey and whittie without changing it. You two face hate lover. After the Gov. denies your demand I will wait for the lawsuits and see if freedom of speech stills trumps hate groups. You will hope an elected official would be wiser than to talk like that, but the answer is for voters to throw her out at re-election, not a hate group who openly excludes others to call the shots.