SUBJECT: Valdosta, GA, Yankee love it or leave it, Valdosta Colonial Mall, and 1, 100 displayed pictures in 5 department stores--SO WHAT?.
On November 15, 2007 our local newspaper the Valdosta Daily Times published a letter to the editor that read.
“Valdosta is a Southern Town with Southern charm. I like that, diversity is not the solution. To the Yankee that want diversity in Valdosta. I have one solution, move somewhere else.”
Again, and again the Valdosta Daily Times Rant/Race seems to be a true reflection of the people living in Valdosta Georgia. This may be why out of five department stores at our beautiful Valdosta Colonial mall have over 1, 100 pictures displayed in five retail stores.
However, less than 100 are pictures of Blacks when I counted them in October 2007.
Renaming of "Barber Park, Omissions by the Local Press, George defends himself from the Valdosta Daily Times comments
Then out of twenty-three city and county department heads. Only three department heads are Black in a city that is fifty-two percent Black. This information was provided to me from their own records. If the number has changed I seek their correction.
Moreover, the Valdosta, Lowndes County and James Rainwater Conference Center have no Blacks at all in a management position (Excluding Maybe Housecleaning), out of about ten positions. This was brought to my attention during the last city election from employees at the facility who should know. And they too are unhappy about the situation.
This created much controversy a few years ago when one applicant application was left in the bottom of a desk drawer and never placed into the pool of applicants for a position. One former employee at the center said at the time. That Blacks were not treated equally when it came to employment into management positions at the center.
Then to add insult to injury the low number of Black educators in our local school systems for whatever reason is another disgrace in our beloved community. Then out of nine city schools only one is named after a Black person. Not to mention that fifteen citizens were arrested and held in the Valdosta-Lowndes County Jail without bond for twenty-four hours. As they tried to get their elected officials form a committee to consider renaming Barber Park during a Monthly Valdosta City Council Meeting.
Therefore we know why many citizens do not want diversity, inclusion, equal justice and respect in this South Georgia Town for all citizens. One only need to visit local court proceedings and see how many Blacks is employed in or around the Judicial System in Valdosta-Lowndes County when court is being held. But who cares?
So I am thankful to the people of South Georgia and the Valdosta Daily Times for their continuous publications that reveals the heart beat of the real Christians and patriots living in our beloved community.
These publications are reaching the members of our armed forces stationed at Moody Air Force Base, students attending Valdosta State University, and visiting Wild Adventure Theme Park. Many of them believe in diversity, inclusion, freedom, and justice for all---is an asset to the well being of our community and republic. But again, who cares?
Therefore, it seem that many in our community are saying to military personnel, university students, and outsiders. Like it or leave it, we don't need, nor want you here. And it seems that our local media supports such theology. How sad?
http://community.freespeech.org/what_is_americas_news_media_whiteout_machine_up_to_whats_really_going_on
So the good work of our local Christians, patriots and Southern Charm will continue a few more days. But in the end right will win, and history has a long record proving this fact.
God bless America and everybody else. And if we make it to heaven and do not like what we see---God Himself may say. If you don’t like it, then leave it!
GEORGE BOSTON RHYNES
Retired United States Armed Forces
A concerned citizen and brother of humanity
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