Local Activist Banned From Jacksonville City Council
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POSTED: 4:28 pm EST January 11, 2006
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --
The clash between local activist Jackie Brown and the
Jacksonville City Council led to Brown being banned from
Council meetings.
Brown's punishment stemmed from an incident that took
place during a November 2005 Council meeting when she
dressed as Aunt Jemima to voice her concerns about
business opportunities for minorities.
Brown was told by the council president to sit down
after she referred to council members as, "Uncle Toms
and Aunt Jemimas."
When Brown got up to speak again, she was physically
removed from the meeting and arrested.
The city's general counsel wrote a letter to Brown's
attorney, stating: "Given Ms. Brown's persistent refusal
to comply with the Council President's directives at the
Council meeting on November 22nd, 2005, and her
disruption at the meeting, I am confident the Council
President acted well within his discretion when he
barred Ms. Brown from further audience before the
Council on that date. The videotapes speak for
themselves."
Brown will be barred from attending City Council
meetings until April 1.
Channel 4 attempted to speak with Brown to get her side
of the story but was unable to contact her.
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