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We are on the verge of a very important episode in Chicano political development of Lubbock.
In an article in the May 29, 2010 edition of this newspaper, I provided a lengthy report concerning the efforts put forth by many people in seeking representation for Chicanos and Blacks in Lubbock and the West Texas region. Moreover y “mas importante” we know that many folks benefited from this effort without participating; one of those being Lubbock City Councilwoman Linda DeLeon.
I do not deny the wonderful contributions DeLeon has made to our community, but for the life of me, I cannot understand why she would actively attempt to set our progress back to a time before the single-member district era.
Mr. Robertson is basically indicting his ardent supporter, Linda DeLeon for letting crime run rampant in District 1 during her tenure. As if crime does not exist in southwest Lubbock. His subtle tactic is somewhat familiar to the one being used in Arizona by the racists who claim that all crime there is committed by undocumented workers.
Below is a breakdown of Precinct 1 (Wolffarth Elementary) by ethnic background. It was time consuming to count 2580 names, one by one. So I opted to use only one precinct for demonstration purposes. The basic point being that our community led by those that claim to lead, needs to realize the importance of voting. Although our previous (brown and black) elected leadership in the school board and city council have given many of us reason not to vote, we still have the responsibility to defend our community.
On a side note and as an example of how our elected representatives keep silent on things which are important to our communities: I have yet to hear
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