Friday, December 25, 2015

Does Everglades EarthFirst! (EEF) have an issue with Black people? Why are people of color so under-represented in EEF?

The Palm Beach Post reporter Kevin Thompson and Lauren Hills at CBS12/WPEC made a big deal of Tuesday Gilliam's claim that the mural on the La Joya Villages wall in Lake Worth was "too white" for the neighborhood. Ms. Gilliam, who is White, decided to be the spokesperson for her neighborhood which has many people of color, including Haitian-Americans.

A reader of my blog has an interesting observation. Are there any Black members of EEF? Whenever you see pictures or video of EEF in action the absence of Black people is hard not to notice:
In the video below the absence of Black EEF members is apparent:
And on a related item. . .here is a Letter to the Editor that was published in today's (Friday, 12/25) Palm Beach Post:
If Ms. Gilliam's true motive was to 'start the conversation', then why doesn't she go through the process and paint her own mural on a wall somewhere? Why single out the Lake Worth CRA? She is a painter so how hard can it be, right?