Al Sharpton Appearing at the Big November 19 Rally in California
I have reported recently on the incident at a high school in Palmdale, California in September, in which three black teenagers were arrested after a scuffle with a security guard, followed by the arrest of one of the girls' mother for assaulting three school officials when she went to school after being informed of the incident. The case has become a cause-celeb among local activists, most prominently, Najee Ali, who brought in Al Sharpton. During Mr Sharpton's recent appearance at a news conference in LA, the reverend announced that he would return to California for a big demonstration to be held at the local courthouse on November 19. Well, the big demonstration apparently proved to be a big dud with no Sharpton present.
During the past few weeks, it has become apparent that the guard's actions in subduing the girl, Pleahje Mervin, were justified, and no charges are forthcoming against the guard. The three teenagers still stand charged, although Ms Major's charge has been dropped. It has also been established that Mervin's claims of a broken arm or broken wrist were false. In short, there is nothing here to justify a massive civil rights protest. Apparently, Al Sharpton has gotten the message. He was a no-show for the "big" November 19 protest at the Antelope Valley Courthouse.
But the show must go on. About 40 die-hard demonstrators showed up at the courthouse, led by Najee Ali, a fiery agitator who entertained the crowd with a rant about "House N......s vs Field N......s, apparently in reference to the black mayor of nearby Lancaster, Henry Hearns, who Ali has previously denounced as an "Uncle Tom" for not rushing to the defense of the youths and Ms Major.
So it appears that the "Palmdale 4" issue is fizzling out. The unfortunate aspect of this case is that it trivializes the issue when a true case of racial violence occurs. Too many false claims ala Tawana Brawley and the Palmdale 4 can only make the public suspicious of all such claims, some of which may truly merit an investigation.
3 comments:
Najee Ali is his muslim name, to be correct he is Ronald Todd Eskew, a former Black Gangster Crip, who looted and burned Korean businesses in the 1992 Los Angeles riots. In 2004 he was arrested for fleeing the scene of an accident. He crossed the centerline on Martin Luther King Blvd. hit a woman's car head on. He left the scene and was arrested in a nearby theatre where he was hiding! It was discovered, that had 2 social security numbers, 3 drivers licenses under different names and 3 passports. He had 9 outstanding warrants out on him, not a spokesman that Al sharpton would want to be photographed with. Unofficially Charles Steele of SCLC and Al Sharpton want to cover the issue, but distance themselves from Todd, who you refer to as Najee Ali! Do a simple GOOGLE search of "Todd Eskew" and you will get a better picture of an activist with an expertise in "race baiting", which exploits racial tension in order to build ones political agenda.
10-11-07 protest was staged, I was a cameraman at the courthouse and got it on audio.
Right you are! We have a previous posting on Ali's past. I wonder if Al knew about Ali at the first news conference when he was in LA.
That answer is Yes! Al Sharpton is friends with Ali. Its Najee's father in law that makes this more interesting! A QUOTE;
over 2 million members who follow the leadership of my father in law Imam W.D. Mohammed, son of the Hon. Elijah Muhammed.
I would keep very close tabs on Todd's long range agenda, truth or lies do not matter, if it builds the political movement.
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