Midland City Mayor's Facebook Post Goes Viral
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Aug 26 2016 9:44 AM
Joann Grimsley made history as the first black mayor elected in Midland City this week. The accomplishment comes with a racial slur posted on the Facebook page of Mayor Patsy Skipper, who lost the election to Grimsley. The post read: "I lost. The ni**er won.
"All I can say is I'm going to pray for her, because the people of Midland City want justice in whatever we do,” said Grimsley. Others shared their reactions
"We all have red blood, and I just don't believe it was right for her to say that and post it on Facebook. It was wrong,” said Midland City resident Judy Whitehead.
"I think discrimination is what it is, because I was raised around black people,” said her husband, Roy Whitehead.
"I think it's typical,” said another resident, Eusebio Rodriguez. “Since I've been here, there's been a lot of talk like that going around. I've been to a few council meetings, and you can sense that's the kind of attitude the people that were in office had.”
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