The Pasquotank County Governance Committee met Wednesday to set the rules for the first of four public forums on how to get more African-Americans on the county board of commissioners.
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Please explain
The terminology used to describe the needed representation is "black", yet those needed to fill this position are referred to as "African-Americans". It sounds like an identity crisis to me. I'm not aware that any individual now serving, or even any potiential candidate was born in Africa, so what's with the "African" title? Wouldn't the term "Black American" be more fitting?
Race focus is the problem not titles
You are focusing on exactly the problem of this, race. Hopefully society has grown past historical biases based on race. The most qualified person, who does the best job at campaigning should win. All this Gerrymandering does is open the door for future trickery than can be used to segregate people based on race. Look at our state district maps, now that just shows true problems in this. If the NAACP, wants more people of color then get more to run for county commissioner positions that are qualified. I know several people who are but don't want to run.
Looking backward and not forward like governing should
I was reading an article that said current mixed raced birth rate is almost one in eight children being born and the rate is increasing rapidly. A real sign that the next generation does not look at each other by race but by quality of who they are. Equality? Hopefully. Which brings concern that all of this Gerrymandering is looking backward and not forward.
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