Sherrer El Backs Angela Brown in District 2 Runoff Race Tuesday
"Too many children are choosing the jail house instead of the school house because of the negative stereotypes Mr. Amos glorifies."—Sherrer El
Former District 2 School Board Member Khaatim Sherrer El tells why he is supporting Angela Brown in this letter to the community sent by e-mail Friday morning.
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Dear Neighbors:
I am writing because I can no longer sit quietly and watch Byron Amos make a mockery of the responsible, servant leader our children deserve to have representing them on the Atlanta School Board at this critical time.
First, he insists we should understand that it was just a job for him to be outside of a nightclub promoting gangster rap music that calls my nieces, and your daughters, hoes. Then he tells us that he shouldn't be held responsible for a negative campaign piece mailed to my home supporting him. Really? What message is this sending to our children?
I will NOT vote for Mr. Amos because of his own decisions and the decisions of his supporters. Too many children are choosing the jail house instead of the school house because of the negative stereotypes Mr. Amos glorifies. And too many children are dying because they are being bullied and harassed for being just the kind of different that Mr. Amos' supporters criticize.
I know Angela Brown. She helped me with my campaign and organized young people in our community who for the first time in their lives got involved in the political process. The children Angela touched over the years came from tough backgrounds and I look at them now—they are in college and working, they are confident young adults, and they give back to the community. That's Angela Brown.
This is likely my last chance to vote as an Atlanta resident, and I take the ballot seriously. I couldn't be more proud to cast my vote for Angela Brown and I hope you will too.
So, I say, vote Angela Brown on Tuesday, Dec. 6th www.electangelabrown.com.
Sincerely,
Khaatim S. El, FormerAtlanta School Board Representative, District 2
Khaatim S. El
1286 W. Fair Street, SW
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Email: khaatim@khaatimforourkids.com
Tired of Atlanta Politrics
9:02 am on Friday, December 2, 2011
Mr. El has no business voting in an Atlanta election!!!! He left Atlanta in disgrace abandoning our children when they needed someone to protect them the most. Sounds like VOTER FRAUD to me and I am certainly going to call this article to the attention of the authorities. Crooks just don't quit. Mr. El himself said himself on national TV that he and other board members "turned a blind eye" after years of reports of cheating in APS. Mr. El's appointee to the Ethics Board, Dr. David Dorsey, quit and said in his resignation letter than he had done so rather than find Mr. El quilty of ethics violations. What a dis-service to our community Mr. El and his supporters have done in District 2!!!
Charles Lawrence
12:09 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2011
Our True colors begin to come out after we leave office. Here we have a person who left office and still wants to participate in a process that he abandoned(he took a job out of town but can still come back and forth.....what does that sound like ? ). Some of these office holders with these Boards are the first to say " the children are first " , "its about the children " . But when everything is said and done the children are the LAST people they think about ( isnt that sad ?) . Then when they leave office they have the nerve to expect you to vote for the person THAT RECOMMENDED ! thats just like I hired someone to do work at my house and he rips me off and then he has the nerve to refer me to someone else to go do the same thing again. The funny thing about it is that this process seems to work over and over. ...But I tell you some people are starting to catch on to this GAME and they are realizing that I may be better off with the guy in the street. Maybe I dont have much to lose when I am losing already. Because the suit wearing, educated guys are robbbing us and our kids BLIND for sure......To put it FRANKLY SOME OF US ARE PLAIN GETTING TIRED OF IT !
Janita Poe
5:50 am on Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cascade Patchers: What do you think? Does El's endorsement help or hurt Angela Brown? Do you think people might think she'll be a puppet for the former board president? Or, do you think a knowledgeable school leader's endorsement shows that Brown is the better candidate? Come on west and southwest Atlanta, share your view in comments!
Jimmy K
12:57 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
While I may not be a fan of El, I agree with his assessment of Brown. Brown has dedicated her personal and professional life to helping others and has experience working with various school districts, while Amos has pursued a career that glorifies illegal behaviors and negative stereo-types of women and minorities. I do not hold his career choices personally against him, I just do not think that they make him qualified for the seat on the Board.
Carol J
5:28 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
the plot thickens...