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I knew it was coming because racist white folks and safe negroes can not deal with truth. Your newspaper is playing a major role in promoting untruth especially as it relates to James Johnson (black male) and the editorial that was published on Wednesday, January 9, 2008 "Unite behind principle of justice" validates my point. I started a thread on that editorial on your forum and I stated my opinion. I will attempt to try to state my opinion on the editorial as close as I possibly can to the one I posted on the forum.

The following in red is my response to the following quotes from the article: "But this show of support also carried the potential of dangerously dividing this community, largely along racial lines. Last week's supporters did not begin this division; that was initiated by the state NAACP, which had accused prosecutors of racial bias for charging James Johnson with kidnapping, rape and murder in the June 2004 death of Willis. This division was exacerbated by NAACP state president William Barber's reference to Johnson, who remains charged with accessory after the fact of murder and who admits waiting two days to go to police, as a "hero."

"It is a damn shame that this paper would print this type of bull manure attacking the NAACP and naming my president Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. You had no respect for him as his title of Rev. was not included and that is important because he was Rev. long before he became the president of the NAACP. Wilson has been divided along racial lines long before the murder of Brittany Willis (white female). Who give you the authority to say who Rev. Barber, the NAACP and the Black community at-large should consider a "hero?" Do you not understand that we have control of who our leaders and heros are? Well if you didn't know, now you know.

"Differences like these are best resolved by the system intended to resolve them -- the criminal justice system. North Carolina has ample recent evidence of failures in that system, but overall the system works effectively. It should be noted that racial bias was not a factor in the overturned cases of Alan Gell, Dwayne Dail or the Duke lacrosse team."

I totally agree with your first sentence. You are correct in your second sentence however one failure is one too many when we talk about a fair and just system especially when the evidence can not be proven. As it relates to race, I beg the difference in the Duke lacrosse case because it was all about race, classism and other isms. Because these boys were white, the classism and other ism's came into play. If they had been black, they would have not had access to the legal team they had in place. And that was okay for many whites in that case but now that James Johnson has a hell of a legal team which is a mixture of white and blacks, there is a problem. Race is an issue in the Johnson case simply because he is black and the female was white. However just because one is white and one is black, we all ought to want justice to prevail however it is clear that because the NAACP was asked to get involved, now we are responsible for the racial divide in Wilson. Oh hell no.

"All would agree that no innocent defendant should ever be wrongly convicted of a crime, nor be incarcerated for years awaiting justice."

I totally agree with the above statement 100% however it bothers the hell out of me that you recognize this but when the NAACP ask for justice to prevail you blame us for the racial divide in Wilson?

"Next week's grand jury will decide where this case will proceed from here. The entire community would be wise to tone down the rhetoric, let the criminal justice system act, and respect both Willis' parents, who have lost a daughter, and Johnson's parents, who have lived in fear of losing their son."

I take "tone down the rhetoric" as a message to the NAACP to shut the hell up and find our place because we are not welcome in Wilson. You say let the criminal justice system act however all over your Wilson Daily Times Forum you allow all that bull manure disrespecting the NAACP and namely Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Congressman G.K. Butterfield, the Johnson Family and the black community at-large. I have not seen articles that has disrespected the Willis family not even I. Your paper is disrespecting both families because if you were about the truth being made known you would research the bull manure that you allow to be posted and come back and post the truth. But oh no in my opinion this paper is part of the problem because I read every post on the forum however I may have missed some of the editorials.

It is a damn shame that the Wilson Daily Times reminds me of the Wilmington Race Riot when several newspapers were involved to help destroy the black man. The newspapers were involved because the racist white folks used those who could read, those who could write, those who could ride and the list goes on. I noticed that atleast one staff reporter posts on the forum and to me that is not good. Makes me wonder if staff is sharing some information with the others through private post whereby I couldn't read and others who were not privy to such. Just my opinion.

Now back to me being banned from your forum. I would like to know did you read every post in the threads that I responded to or the one or two threads that I started to see how the racist white folks and/or safe negroes attacked me. I used those terms because since people are allowed to use code names, they can say things and get away with it but if they used their real names they could be held liable. You see your rule should be that you can't talk about others unless you sign your name to it. You see I registered using my real name and a link in every post so that others could check me out and they didn't have to wonder who I am.

It is so funny that the very first post I posted was in response to an attack on Rev. Barber, Congressman G.K. Butterfield and I only responded saying I am glad that I know them and that they had nothing to gain because they were saying it was political for the two. I didn't attack anyone but after they began to attack me, then I responded back defending myself and they couldn't take it. Then they tried to discredit my character instead of just sticking to the topic. What I find strange is that this paper allowed them to attack, Rev. Barber, Congressman G.K. Butterfield and myself but did nothing. So now white privilege has come into play because they have been successful of having me banned so that they can continue to get their white point across. I say white point because several posters made it clear that they were white.

Mr. editor I hope that I do not have to file a legal challenge concerning me being banned from the forum because if you did your homework you can see that I was only responding to the attacks on me since they were trying to discredit me. I tried to just respond to the topic and asked them over and over again to stick to the topic but they did not and they continued the attacks. I feel I have said enough and I will await your response.

In my closing, although I am a member of the NAACP at no time have I spoken on behalf of the NAACP nor the Johnson family so don't twist that. I am speaking on behalf of myself as a grassroots effective community activist. 

Thanking you in advance.

At the end of the day, it is not our enemies we remember, but the silence of our friends! Dr. Martin L. King