Ferguson Missouri Council Member "Ella Jones" Turns Her Back On Town Blacks Now Ask For Their Vote

After Turning her back on Town Blacks Ella Jones Councilwoman of Ferguson Missouri ask town blacks to vote for her as she runs for mayor in upcoming election April 2017! 

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Something that's so fundamental in our legal system that most white people is guaranteed, the United States of America had to file a lawsuit against the City of Ferguson Missouri in hopes of making the City Council Memebers extend those fundamental rights to African Americans. Among all things, the Department of Justice wanted to assure that the City of Ferguson would not jail them just because they are poor or to generate revenue.

The national spotlight on Ferguson began after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in August 2014. Brown, who was unarmed, was black, and Wilson is white. Brown's death prompted days of protests and riots in Ferguson and a national conversation about the role of race in police interactions with citizens and prompt an investigation into Ferguson Police Department and Municipal Court system. Protesters and activists took to the streets day and night protesting in hopes of change.

WHAT CHANGE APPEARED TO LOOK LIKE WITH AN UPCOMING ELECTION

It appeared, April 08, 2015, with an upcoming council election change was coming to the City of Ferguson, adding more blacks to City Council. After months of turmoil and upheaval, months of frustration and anger, the beleaguered city has a new governing board. And it looks very different than the old one. Buoyed by a higher-than-normal 30% turnout, two African-American candidates won their wards to make the six-member City Council 50% black. Ferguson's population of about 21,000 is 70% black, but the City Council was predominantly white, as is the police force. After months of door knocking, activists helping to get one of the newest council members, Ella Jones in office, they questioned, “who side are you own my friend”. Activist and protesters had been advocating “they wanted change” in the City of Ferguson. But after a long length of time it was revealed that Ella, was not for change, she was handpicked by Brian Fletcher.

Brian Fletcher has served within the City of Ferguson either as Council Member or Mayor for over the last twenty years. In a Stltoday article posted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ella, in a council meeting explains how she was handpicked by Brian Fletcher. http://m.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/in-ferguson-overflow-crowd-keeps-residents-from-meeting-to-weigh/article_0b786b15-7925-56ca-b22e-eadb23c445eb.html?mobile_touch=true (scroll down to bottom of article, press play and listen to the recording of the Ferguson Council meeting) 


In a statement Ella made after winning office she tells: "For some people, it means hope. Some people, it means a new face for Ferguson. And for some people, it means that it's time for us to get together and do the work we need to do to build our city." The only thing missing is that, when she said “some people” she knew that "some people" didn’t include African Americans.  In other words, the African American community of Ferguson, never stood a chance in hopes of Ella Jones bringing change for them! 
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After a Justice Department investigation report last year found the Ferguson Police Department had discriminated against African-Americans, targeting them disproportionately for traffic stops, and use of force was routine, and jail sentences towards them were egregious, encouraged by the City in the interest of raising revenue and were driven, at least in part, by racial bias. The DOJ and Ferguson City Officials, after several months of negotiations agreed upon an consent decree.

Ella Jones, coupled with Ferguson other black City Council Members rejected the consent decree approved by their own negotiators,” making the DOJ file legal proceeding. In a news conference Loretta Lynch referenced the Justice Department investigation that began shortly after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. It “uncovered a community in distress, in which residents felt under assault by their own police force,” she said. She said the police department’s violations were expansive, deliberate, egregious and routine. The lawsuit mirrors a 105-page report the Justice Department published in March, detailing patterns in the police department of illegal stops, searches, and arrests, driven partly by racial bias. City leaders encouraged the abuses, which violated the First, Fourth and 14th Amendments, in the interest of raising revenue, Lynch said.

While the City of Ferguson Missouri officials and Councilwoman Ella Jones continue to support their on agenda, we will continue to fight in search for a town mayor that can serve for all the people of Ferguson. 

We can't let Ella Jones become Ferguson's black mayor because people would then think everything is okay! In other words, they will be saying "what else you want, you have a black mayor." And Ella Jones is not for the blacks of Ferguson. Can you click this link and help me get the word out? Yes I'll chip in: Click

But I'll be frank, we need you with us and your help. We've got to build up as much power as we possibly can. Every single activist who proudly stands up for justice and equality brings us closer to where we need to be. They must hear us, and together we can make it so.

Yes, I'll CLICK this link and chip in to help the effort in Ferguson Missouri, activists on the ground in Ferguson Missouri. 

Updated 11/18/2016 at 1:35 a.m.

With Love,

Ferguson Activist