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You missed the best party in Annapolis.   The Clay Street Supper Club once again accomplished its mission.  Tonight it was good conversation from Hip Hop to Politics to Race to Religon.  Yes, we discussed it all and we did it on the corner of Clay and West Washington Street over chicken from Hollis Minor, Rice and Fish from Fabio, Turkey and Wheat from Timm Grins, fresh fruit from Melinda Hamilton, and drinks from Bob Nichols (even though Bob wasn’t there, he had provided drinks from last months supper so we owe him a shoutout). 

Speaking of shoutouts:  special shoutouts to Q one of Clay Street’s most talented MC’s for coming through, Debra Johnson of Obery Court Resident Council, Mark Thomas from the Computer Learning Center, Sheldon and Sheena from Pleasant Street in vistiing fam from Bmore, Fabio and Peter from St Johns College, and of course big shoutout to the Larry and Co. over at the Stanton Center for holding us down with the tables once again. 

We are starting something here…maybe you would like to join us?   The Clay Street Supper Club meets on the corner of West Washington and Clay Street the last Friday of every month from 630 to 830pm. 

For any questions please call Timm Grins at 443.857.8775.

Peace from Clay Street the ONLY neighborhood in all Annapolis that has its own monthly Supper Club. 

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WHEN:  Sunday June 29 2pm-6pm
WHERE: Stanton Center
WHO: Jeremiah’s Deliverance Open House
WHAT: a community outreach with food, activities, games, and prizes!

Moon Bounce, Face Painting, Balloons
Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Corn, Cakes, and Cookies

For More Info:
Please Contact Pastor Carol Speaks thru the Stanton Center at 410-295-5519

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Tonight at 630pm on the corner of Clay and West Washington Street we are having the Clay Street Supper Club.  Bring a plate and lets all get down! 

Please keep in mind how important this is, it is gatherings like these that are necessary to forge a bond between the various factions in the neighborhood.

We need you to play your part and be a part of the movement.

If anyone has any questions they can call Timm Grins at 443.857.8775.

See you tonight.

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“The ink is black and the paper is white together we learn how to read and write…”  Biz Markie from “Erase Racism” 1992

Dennis Conti and Trudy McFall are not villians.  They are doing what is desperately needed based upon the information that they have, which a lion share has been received firsthand from extensive time in the Clay Street Community.  They are leveraging extensive resources and taking a considerable amount of time out of their own lives to create a safer Clay Street for everyone.

Belinda McGowan is not wrong to be distrusting.  Ms. McGowan is well within her rights to be distrusting of what is going on with public housing, she can use history as a guide for her distrust.  She can point back as far as the days of the slave trade and most recently the “urban removal” period in Annapolis to support her argument.  In a court of law they call that precedence.  

In a letter to the editor of the Capital last week Belinda made unfair remarks about Dennis Conti and Trudy McFall.  However unfair, if you removed the personal attacks; Belinda’s commentary speaks volumes.  The inappropriate slander of Conti and McFall hurt the real issue that she was looking to convey to the general public and should not be missed.  It is a similar message that we have been speaking about here very often on ILiveOnClayStreet.com.  It is an age old issue, one that has not gone away in the silly era of political correctness: black people don’t trust white people and white people don’t trust black people.

That is at the core of everything that is going on in the Clay Street Community.  There is a lack of understanding between the two cultures that can be highlighted in the subject of homeownership.  The white side of the equation talks of the freedoms enjoyed with owning your own and all the pride associated with that home.   The black side that has been in public housing for several generations doesn’t identify with the feelings highlighted by the white side because there is no precedence. In their own circles there are very few to give them the hope and show them the way of attaining homeownership and instead a sense of resentment builds.  

So, where Conti and McFall are doing tremendous work that when completed will create a much more desirable place for all residents, it is also serving to build some resentment.  It is going to take time for that resentment to dissipate.  The only way to speed that process is through communication and I don’t mean some seminars about the benefits of home ownership at the local church.  I mean putting white people and black people in a room and beginning to discuss what’s on their minds. 

Blacks don’t trust whites because there is a history of theft amongst them, and whites are tired of carrying a burden that they shared none of the process but, all of the blame.

We need to get talking because the rest of the world is not waiting for us, the Chinese, the Indians (and that’s the people in India), the people of many of the Middle Eastern countries, the Russians, the Brazillians, they are all lining up to come and eat Americans for lunch.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Belinda, ultimately you are right we need to step up and save our communities and Clay Street is a metaphor for the United States.  We need to wake up and start talking.

Someone cue: “ERASE RACISM” by Biz Markie

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