Mayor Streets speaks to NAACP about appointing Blacks
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at 09:41AM
TheSpook
As Mayor John F. Street welcomed delegates to the
NAACP convention in his city, he reminded them of a controversial
remark he made in 2002. "I said in the city of Philadelphia the
brothers and sisters are in charge," Street said Monday. "They never
let me forget it." Street, who is black, apologized shortly after the
remark became public. But he got a standing ovation Monday when he
said, "I will never apologize for (appointing) a black chief of staff,
a black police commissioner, a black fire commissioner..." and went on
to cite other city posts to which he has named minority officials. [more]
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