From The Jewish Press’s editorial:
Several black city lawmakers last week accused their white colleagues of attempting to dictate to African Americans whom they can honor as the battle over naming a street for the late “activist” Sonny Carson hit the floor of the New York City Council.
Council Speaker Christine Quinn has successfully pushed to have Carson’s name stricken from a bill that would rename 51 streets in honor of various individuals, citing Carson’s statement that he was “anti-white.” (He also served time for kidnapping and assorted other crimes.)
Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron, for one, took great umbrage: “How does it look to this city…that the three white male members of the City Council…tell an entire black community no, and then say its not racial?” he asked.
