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Article: BARRY'S RUDE AWAKENING.(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)
- Article from:
- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2004
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To the editor of The Post:
Barry Larkin's boyish good looks and submissive black man tactic have got him to here: Being tossed out on his ear after 19 years of loyalty.
When are my people -- black people -- going to learn that to not "rock the boat" is not going to ever change the way the power structure thinks of you.
Barry Larkin may have well engaged his long-standing prestige in Cincinnati to help reconcile some disparities for our people. After all, his eerie silence on social issues still did not get him a record 20 years nor plush office gig with the Reds.
The "Oprah-esque" strategy only works for so long. Eventually, the ...