The NNN Bureaus around the campus are a buzz with reports that Castell "Mad Black Woman" Bryant plans to remove all the remaining Deans at FAMU and replace them with her personal cronies. Our reporters inform us that this will be an incremental process and that the forced resignation of College of Education Dean Robert Lemmons is just the beginning.Also reportedly on the list are Architecture Dean Rodner Wright, who chairs the University's Dean's Council, and Journalism Dean James Hawkins. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Larry E. Rivers was on the list, but is getting the hell out of dodge with his recent appointment as President of FVSU. MBW has repeatedly clashed with the Dean's Council over the need for deans to have input in the university's academic decisions. Also, Julian White better watch his back--that Grammy thing is just a precursor of what's in store. Click here ---> Castell's Grammy Mess
It seems as though our own Interim President is effectively implementing Jeb's "devious plan" to destroy Black folk in the nation's third largest state. First FCAT (Florida's Comprehensive Assessment Test) which has held back Black students in K-12 and produced one of the lowest graduation rates for African Americans in the nation (47th out of 50 states). Now, Jeb's continuing assualt on the state's only Historically Black University. Jeb is destroying FAMU from within, by giving us a weak Board of Trustees and two lackluster community college administrators as President and Interim President.We are told that the "Deans Hit List" is a reality that will throw our once proud university into further instability. With accrediation on the horizion such instability can't be a good thing. Thanks Jeb!
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Much props to you on this blog and for keeping the Rattler fam posted on what's going on on the hill.
rankly SpeakingsayjiumBLACK PAYOLA AND BLACK ENDORSEMENTS OF OPPRESSIVE ISSUES!!!
In every political season it becomes clearer that Blacks in particular are used as cheap paid supporters of most any political regardless of how much it hurts other Blacks. Presently, this question of what is being a Professional in Public Relations, who’s job is to packages any person good or bad for the best public acceptability (even a low life of a person) as compared to persons who have the guide of the integrity and ethics such as a Journalist or Community Leader or Clergy of a congregation, who should have the “good” of the group as their mission. But we see Blacks, who sell themselves as a “Hired Gun” using their integrity, soul, and conscience as a commodity open for any position.
The mystery as to why a Talk Show Host such as Armstrong Williams, a Journalist such as Roosevelt Wilson writer of Column, “AGAINST THE GRAIN “ are both taking positions solidly for G. W. and the Interim President of FAMU respectively is de-mystified when we recognize that both of these people are alleged to have been paid for their services. The primary problem here besides the negative propaganda they provided is that there was no indication or “foot note” to let the public know the status of their presentations by declaring who is sponsoring their advertisements and is it the Journalist talking or the PR speaking? Further, is $250,000.00 (as alleged to have been paid to Williams) adequate pay for their services or is $3,000.00 per month (as alleged to have been paid to Wilson) a fair rate? Which is payola and which is a consultants pay? I hasten to add that a Journalist can also be a “good” PR person only when their presentations are clarified by the foot note declaring the sponsor(s)!
Further, how do we look at the support for pay given the G. W. and Jeb Bush position to destroy Affirmative Action and support Voucher Schools by projected Black Leader Dr. D. C. Miller then head of FBRC of Florida. Was this again payola and the sell of Perceived Black leadership or the questionable act of “the-price-is-right” and my conscience and my morals are not that important?
Then there are the acts of General Colin Powell and Condi Rice as they took the position of sell the lies that the President used to go to war with Iraq. In addition, there is Supreme Court Judge “Uncle” Clarence Thomas, who said that Affirmative Action was not good fore Blacks attended Yale on the Affirmative Action Mandate. Were these payolas or the act of a Tom that hurt Americans in general and Blacks in particular?
These are important and critical questions that must be answered before the election 2006 season. Believe me my fellow Americans there are lines of Black standing ready to sell their souls in support of any and all oppressive appositions and oppressive people-for money that is. If Blacks do not understand what they are getting from their “front-of-camera-people” they will be lead down the garden path to destruction again!
In fact if any person would take a position against G. W. or Bryant, Armstrong or Wilson would quickly make an attack in defense of their respective sponsors. A personal attack would be lunched on any FAMUan, who chose to question any actions and or decisions made by our appointed President. There is nothing wrong with being a “Hired Gun” if you can live with any violation of your conscience or integrity as a person. There is nothing too wrong if a “Journalist” chooses to step down from his strict codes of ethics of a journalist and become a PR person. But why take “Payola” and make it any dirtier business than making a politician is already!!
Now this is good that Black firms and individuals are providing services to an institution. But the twist here is where does the position of a “Journalist” and the “Commitments” of a PR contract conflict. For a journalist the public trust has the habit of conflicting with the activities of a person performing public relations for money. The column that a “Journalist” may write is subject to certain codes of conduct and ethics. These ethics protect and preserve the Constitutional Right of free speech in America. So I am told. When Armstrong Williams was alleged to have been taking Pay for the positions he was taking on issues that G. W. was pursuing he was accused of taking “Payola” This was because he was not being up front with his change from a “Journalist” to a Public Relation “Hired Gin” When he decided to take a position and deliberately tell promote a position not necessarily the truth without identifying his changed role he was taking Payola and not a Journalist. He knowingly supported a lie.
For Journalist and PR people there are at least two types of lies to consider. The “Black lie” such as “there is no racism in America” is used by Presidents and Black (Uncle) Toms. The Black (Bald Face, G. D.) lie is the worst and the worst of the worst is the Black lie when used by Blacks! The “white lie” such as “Blondes have more fun” and “white men are superior to all” is considered the lesser lie and is used by innocent little children and some do-gooders trying . . er . . to do good. .
The “Hired Guns” of politicians should not be unhappy or ashamed or angry when the fact that they are being paid to take a position. All but publican positional ads have the requirement to show their sponsors. This should be the same for the individuals who chose to sell their integrity, repetition and soul for taking a position in public for pay.
BY: Dr. J. Alva Scruggs
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Email; jscru5750@aol.com
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Being informed about the things going on at FAMU is important, but getting ourselves organized to stop the destruction is required!!. Otherwise the great institution we've poured our hearts and souls into will be unrecognizable -- or gone all together! When will the Rattler Nation rise up and demand the carnage stop?
One of the most important steps to getting organized to fight is to spread the truth to as many people as possible.
Within a very short period, this blog has gained a large following throughout the FAMU community. Rattlers everywhere are hungry for the truth. Many loyal FAMUans are tired of the lies and distortions that are coming out of Lee Hall. So naturally, they gravitate toward a website that dares to truly go "Against the Grain" and challenge those who are hurting our institution.
Still, all of us can do more to support the mission of the Rattlernation Blogspot. Let's forward links to site to all the reporters who cover FAMU. We need to flood the Tallahassee Democrat, Orlando Sentinel, St. Pete Times, Miami Herald, Jax Times-Union higher-ed reporters with links to the site. Also, if your local news channels cover FAMU stories, forward them links as well.
We need to make sure that everyone who writes/reports FAMU news for the media reads this blog on a regular basis.
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