A Washington Post article spoke of how today, Friday, July 22, 2011, D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. agreed to settle a lawsuit by repaying the District of Columbia $300,000. The case he was settling was about his alleged diverting of city funds to finance his lavish personal purchases. As a result of the settlement Thomas will not be working with charitable donations for five years.
After reading the article I was struck with the thought that this could be an example of the “n-breaking” described by Reed. This was the public humiliation of a Black official and could have been meant to teach other Blacks a lesson. The nature of this story was similar to the situation that occurred with Representative Rangel and the crucifixion he received in the media. While I can see Reed’s argument in this situation, I still feel conflicted because I feel that this type of scandal deserves to be known by the public.
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