The Texas Two Face

At a news conference in November 2005, Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit branch of the NAACP, denounced the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative by accusing “outsiders from California”, namely Ward Connerly, of promoting division in our state. On Friday, the NAACP announced that U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, will be featured at an April fundraiser. Anthony claims she "brings to Michigan her experiences at a key time to show us what she and the state have been through."

Why should the experiences of an outsider from Texas be given preferential treatment over those of an outsider from California?

[Letter to the Editor - The Detroit News. Submitted 04/07/2006]