Here She Goes Again...

if you're tired of this never-ending saga, i ask that you consider checking out the previous post, which is a lot more fun.

Sometimes, Alicia outdoes even herself. Our neighborhood's resident instigator Ms. Boyd is now taking on PLGNA (Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association) and their nefarious MLK Day celebration, a longtime tradition for those of you who live in...um, Prospect Lefferts Gardens. I believe Ms. Boyd has forgotten that she too lives in Lefferts Gardens, on Sterling Street. As do all her neighbors. As do most of the people she claims to be protecting from (gasp) affordable housing. She seems to have confused her neighborhood associations, which is fair, because she really doesn't know much about the neighborhood she's trying so hard to protect. Let me explain, Ms. Boyd. PLeGNA. LMA. Two different things, and hardly at odds. Plus, laying into Diana Richardson? Whoa...do you have any idea who you're swinging at? Put on the goggles folks, it's gonna get messy.

Now I know that nearly ALL of you in so-called PLG are white and wealthy, so let's just have a little conversation, you and me. I'll speak white so you can understand what I'm saying. Enunciating clearly now! Here we go...

MLK ended the worst abuses of brutality and disenfranchisement in the South. He did it with brains, carefully assembled coalitions and the extraordinary bravery of citizens who would rather be beaten or killed than withstand another moment of a dehumanizing de facto apartheid. Is that worth celebrating as a neighborhood that continues to cherish its history and its racial, religious and ethnic diversity? Damn straight. You go PLGNA, you miserable racist rascals you! Can you give government money directly to a church for an MLK celebration? Nope. Though you can give it to specific programs run by churches that serve specific populations, say the homeless or elderly, provided you're open to all comers regardless of race or religion. Alicia talks about looking for organizations and non-profits "run" or "owned" by black folks. For the record, PLGNA has a racially mixed board. So does Lefferts Manor Association, the group she's confused PLGNA with. And no one "owns" a non-profit anyway. These are mere dastardly details however. From someone who claims "the devil is in the details," well, there you go. 

And with that, I give you the latest from Alicia Boyd, and MTOPP. Trust me, I'd ignore her, but she seems to be getting everything she wants these days. And with this kind of rhetoric:

Dear Neighbor

Why would a Black Local Politician

give money to the wealthiest whitest community in our district

to create  Martin Luther King children’s performances

in three Black Churches?

Our community is comprised of over 200,000 people

70% of those people are Black and have the average income

of $40,000.

There is however a group of homeowners who live in

Prospect Park Lefferts Garden, who’s average income

maybe topping at $200,000, according to their newsletter just published

and who describe the “Fruits of Gentrification” as having produced

a whiter, wealthier younger population and at the same time has driven out

more than 2,000 people of color.

So why would our Politician then give to this very wealthy group

that comprised of less than 1% of the entire population

money to do a Black celebration in honor of Martin Luther King!

Is it that she couldn’t find any other black churches,

organization or non-profits run and owned by black people to do these performances? 

Is there a scarcity of educated and involved

black community residents, churches that could have used this money

and created a performance that is about the Black struggle.

Could this happen in a Jewish community? 

Would a local political give money to a non-Jewish group

and ask them to have performances

in synagogues representing the Jewish struggle?

Of course not!  So why is she doing it?

Well that is simple

Assemblywoman Dianna Richardson wants

to hide the fact that she is giving money to the 1% in our community,

$8,000 so that they can forge ahead

with a “study” that will get our community up zoned,

under the pretense of “providing” affordable housing.

And who want to do a “study” about what happens

when you put sky rise development

in poor and moderate income communities!

Do we really need a study to tell us what will happen?

As if we can’t see that for ourselves!

  

But we know the truth, a rezoning will get us Williamsburg

on steroids!  As the 1% continues to describe “gentrification”

as a “fruit”!

  

But she doesn’t want to put that on record,

so her and other elected officials decided to hide their deceit

by giving them money to perform Black Community services!

So instead of her budget saying “Study” it will say “Education”!

We Know Assemblywoman Dianna Richardson is Pro Development!

We have not forgotten she was a

Executive Board member of CB9  last year,

when all that illegal stuff was being done

and which has amounted to Pearl Miles, District Manger being removed

and 85% of the board, including herself resigning!

Dianna Richardson had talked to us about

compromising with the developers

and allowing them to build against Sullivan Place homes

that would block out their sun,

so that they wouldn’t build against Sterling St.

Is that called Divide and Conquer!

Dianna Richardson talked about

not supporting any study that City Planning doesn’t’ support!

Do you see any other community supporting City Planning!!!

Well how about us not supporting her!

We will be sending around a email, please take the time

to clink on it and send Dianna Richardson a message.

Remind her that election time is coming up for her again

and we will not forgot her actions!!!

And neither will her opponents!!!

Stop taking money from the Poor and Giving to the Rich!

How dare she in a predominately moderate income Black Community

choose to give money to a white upper middle-class group

to do Martin Luther King Performances in Black Churches!

Tell her to give this money to a Black organization.

And to stop supporting the rezoning of our community!