The Election System in Euclid, Ohio is Racist

In Euclid, Ohio you will not find a black school board official, or a black council member despite the fact that the city has had over a 40 percent black population since the 2000 Census. If you talk to any black staff from the Euclid School District they can share two things with you: 1.) They are over qualified and underpaid, and 2.) They know that all the higher ups in the district are white, mostly related, and very tight knit like the mob. It should come as no surprise that current city officials are trying to defend the present election system to the end, discrimination is often ignored until an individual becomes the victim. The Department Of Justice has publicly reported that there are too many at-large council seats diluting Black's voting strength, and that mediations have been underway for three years for a problem that has existed over a decade.

In several meetings proposals have been geared towards rearranging the wards; but the problems lie deeper than they appear on the surface, it is not merely a white section and a black section of Euclid. In terms of real property you have distinct separation of white single family home owners and black half-sided, duplex home owners, also indicating a problem with property zoning too. Ask any judge or mortgage lender, they will tell you that, predatory lending and red-lining are welcomed under the city's system. Black areas are pre-priced; not only targeted to weaken their votes, but they are improperly zoned to hide their mere existence. This is not rocket science, this is scheme and trickery, how else would you have five blacks running for offices in the last five years and not one getting elected. This is not just about who gets big endorsements and from where, but this is about a complex system of discrimination that oppresses and destroys. Predominately poor black apartment renters make a significant percent of the population; but no officials come from that area, instead you have five major officials all residing in the same ward. We must change this, the current system allows for high occurrences of monopolies, corporate crimes, and mob related activities.

When one experiences oppression from every aspect of their life it becomes unbearable, I can relate wholeheartedly because I, myself was a victim of Euclid's unlawful system. In May of 2001, I purchased my first home in Euclid through Caldwell Banker/Hunter Realty, and that same year I discovered the home had major violations and was not up to code. Later on I found out the property was fraudulently valued and improperly zoned. I call this the premeditated phase buried in the election system sure to negatively impact a person's life by causing them to struggle. One instantly thinks, where is Fannie Mae, what is HUD and how can this happen to someone under the current laws of the United States of America. I moved to Euclid with an overall clean driving record but a few years later I was racially profiled and that is when my problems took a snowball effect. I call the racial profiling by the police the first phase in the destructive system because when you throw absurd fines and fees on top of an already tight situation you begin to feel real pressure. I can vividly recall a situation where I was arrested and taken out of my home away from my children over a civil matter. How can you make money behind bars with no driving privileges? How can you maintain a home and take care of a family with unsuitable living conditions?

At the Euclid police station I was held in a place properly suited for men, and when I asked over and over again to use the phone so I could call my lawyer; I was ignored and not allowed. To make matters worse, my daughter had negative interactions with her elementary teacher in Euclid Schools who just happened to be the wife of the officer that arrested me, and violated my rights. You cannot treat families however you want to just because of the color of their skin. This system is arrogant and it obviously makes no room for racial sensitivity and there is only one black patrolman on the entire police force. Most low paying jobs are offered to degreed and experienced blacks throughout the Euclid School District, and educational disparities among white and black students is unbelievable. Children are made to feel inferior through reading test scores and as a tutor I was only compensated $25/hour, which is $40 less than my listed rate. In Euclid there is a problem with race and discrimination; therefore it is not merely a problem with the election system there, it is a larger problem with the enforcement of the laws of the Justice system in the U.S. Many underlying problems create enslavement and misery when labor is combined with fines and fees; and then added to your children's tuition to support others, and their beliefs. Civil rights include voting rights, educational rights, employment rights, discrimination rights, housing rights, and ownership rights etc... Take a stand, contact the Kaliph Institute if you feel someone should go to jail, and/or loose their job, and some entity should compensate victims that have suffered damages under this election system.