Missing Calling in Baltimore: "Sheila Dixon and the Women Saviors"
Too bad the news out of Baltimore is not good. Its first elected female Mayor, who happens to be African American, has been found guilty on embezzlement charges. It was a charge amongst several others, but the others were dropped, and there is still one that is coming up. To say the least, the guilty charge handed out by a jury of her peers (Most African Americans) were on a petty act of stealing a petty $500 in gift certificates. But the legal consensus seems to be that its not 'how much' but on the principle that it was taken illegally. What does this has to do with 'women saviors'? Well it depends on the context that you are coming from. Let's take a second to explore the backdrop in a city that is about 65% African American. For the most part, it is comprised of a minority within a minority which are African American men who have qualitatively and quantitatively failed--miserably--thanks to an indifferent system. They've fallen, not necessarily due exclusive