Thursday, 20 March 2008

King Willie: Ex-Parrot

Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, the city’s first African-American mayor, subject of Marcus Pohlmann and Michael Kirby’s Racial Politics at the Crossroads, and the longest-serving city executive in Memphis history, will be resigning on July 31, according to the Commercial Appeal and WREG Channel 3. The reason for Herenton’s resignation is not yet clear, although the CA website indicates that ”[r]ecently a federal grand jury exploring Herenton’s ties to a city contractor has served subpoenas at the Memphis Area Transit Authority offices.”

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[Permalink] 1. Alfred Sumrall wrote @ Thu, 20 Mar 2008, 11:20 pm CDT:

I think the biggest reason is this: MCS superintendent pays a helluva lot more than city mayor…

 
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