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TexasTowelie

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Thu Mar 28, 2019, 03:43 PM Mar 2019

Two black candidates for mayor in Georgia attend meeting that bars white reporters

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Race was front and center on Wednesday night during a meeting coordinated to garner support for just one black candidate in Savannah’s mayoral election.

With signs stating “Black press only” on the doors of the church where the meeting was held, white reporters were barred from entry, while black reporters for at least two television stations were permitted inside.

The event was coordinated by the Rev. Clarence Teddy Williams, owner of the consulting firm, The Trigon Group, who declined to discuss the entry policy.

Former Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson declined to comment before going inside, as did Chatham County Commissioner Chester Ellis.

Read more: https://www.amarillo.com/zz/news/20190328/two-black-candidates-for-mayor-in-georgia-attend-meeting-that-bars-white-reporters

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