In a little catch-up from over the weekend, did you hear about the Louisiana state representative getting into hot water over a comment she made to the mother of a local NAACP official?
State Rep. Carla Blanchard Dartez (Democrat) had a unique way of ending a thank-you call to Hazel Boykin ( who is the mother local NAACP President Tyron Boykin) for her help in getting people out to the polls.
Dartez ending the conversation by telling Ms. Boykin, “Talk to you later, Buckwheat.”
Dartez publicly apologized and went on to cite her strong record with the African American community.
But, here’s my question — what would make you think it was okay to say such a thing to someone’s mother? Furthermore, how the hell does a reference to “Buckwheat” happen to come up when addressing a black person?
Dartez, in one sentence, might have let black voters know what she really thinks of black people. We need to be aware of the people we support politically to be sure that we are not working against our own interests by putting people in office who have issues with respecting black folks.
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