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Article: Tell The Truth: African-Americans Upset...But Very Seldom Angry
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- New Pittsburgh Courier
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- July 20, 1996
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Tell The Truth: African-Americans Upset... But Very Seldon Angry.
This week's column is the result of Councilman an Onorato's verbal assassination of Councilwoman Valerie McDonald.
I listen to Ralph Proctor's "Black Talk" and Debbie Norrell's "Talk Back," and at least two hours were taken up by listeners who were upset. I checked the definitions of the two words. Upset is a temporary state of mind; angry is a long-lasting strong resentment.]
We were upset because of the immature actions of a councilman who lost the very powerful and influential position of chairman of the finance Committee to Sala Udin, an African-American.
We fail to get angry enough to pack city council with 100-300 ...