And they wonder why they can't get African American votes.....

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(before anyone screams about rednecks from the South, all three Republicans are transplants from either south Florida or northern Virgina))

CMS board at odds over vacant seats

Three members voted not to fill openings in two majority-black districts for a year.

By Ann Doss Helms
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Posted: Friday, Nov. 14, 2008

A move by three Republican school board members to leave Mecklenburg's two majority-black districts without representation for a year could intensify debate over who will speak for the minorities who make up about two-thirds of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/349321.html