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September 17, 2004 - September 23, 2004

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by Arnold Stovell

Reform Democratic Organization forces gathered at their Claremont Avenue office on Wednesday to strategize and announce their ticket. The New Cunningham Team: Jeff Dublin, Willie Flood, and Kabili Tayari will be the candidates supported by the party in the upcoming November elections.

Jeff Dublin will seek his own term as the Freeholder for the 3rd district, having won the seat in a heated election among county representatives. The previous Freeholder, Hudson County Democrat William Bracker, a former deputy police director, resigned after admitting that he had accepted bribes in return for supporting Hudson County and Jersey City Police contracts. Dublin is an energetic and respected Board of Education board member who won his election convincingly over several incumbents. He is also a favored son in the Reform Democratic Organization. Not only did the beloved, deceased Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham choose him for the position but also Dublin was the unanimous choice among all Jersey City ward leaders for Freeholder. His father (Matthew Dublin) left a legacy deserving of the designation that a portion of Storm's Avenue between Monticello and Summit be known as Matthew Dublin Avenue. Jeffery ably follows in his father's footsteps. He is well-respected by the community and even the city council who unanimously passed the resolution, commented on his father's legacy and that which Jeff was establishing.

"We have three important elections coming up," said Dublin. "These elections are going to set the tone for the next four years. We can't do it alone. We need help. We've got a lot of candidates that are going to fight for the mayorship. The men had City Hall for years. It'll take a woman to clean this house up. I support Willie Flood because she is that woman who is going to put our house in order. I was honored to become freeholder in the third district. There were problems in the third district. I'm a guy who is going to stand up for the rights of people in this district. I can't be bought and I can't be told what to do. I believe that the direction that this campaign will go will really answer the quality of life issues. We need more police officers, we need jobs, we need stronger education for our children and golden neighborhoods like Glen Cunningham wanted. We believe in that and we continue to deal with that everyday in our lives. Having Kabili in Trenton, and me in county government, and Willie as the mayor, for the first time in history you have three elected officials that can work together for the common good of the people."

And, as the Urban Times News first reported, Willie Flood will be the Reform Democrat candidate for Mayor. An aide to the late Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham, Flood was instrumental in helping him achieve his vision of a better Jersey City with safer streets, stable property taxes, and convenient citizen access to city government. Flood is a longtime Jersey City resident with deep ties to the community. She has served as a teacher, principal, and Board of Education member distilling her vision for Jersey City's children. She has worked in consumer and senior affairs recognizing the needs of elder citizens and families. She has been a City Council member, and officer in both the Hudson County Democratic Organization and now the Reform Democratic Organization, showing her knowledge of local and county government as well as her ability to develop relationships across party lines. Her capacity for leadership is overlooked because Flood has not sought office, but been called by her community to serve. When an independent poll of early candidates was conducted, Flood was a formidable write-in candidate, even though she was not originally listed among the choices.

"I am really grateful for all of you seeing the potential in me," said Flood humbly as she approached the podium. "I am going to go down there and first take the meanness out of City Hall. Glenn D. Cunningham did leave a legacy, and I am going down there to complete it. When we bought our house it cost us thirteen thousand dollars, now we pay taxes in the amount of thirteen thousand dollars. People move in from New York and they are used to paying $1400 a month for rent. If you live in Jersey City and you love Jersey City, we ought to be able to stay here in Jersey City. I want to make sure that the streets are safe. When our Mayor Glenn Cunningham put rookie officers on our streets, they were looking out for everyone on the street. Seniors could walk the streets and feel safe. They would make cars move that blocked bus stops and traffic. Glen knew that rookie police officers would pay attention to all that. They were fresh enough to get the job done. That's what I'm going to do. We want to be able to send our children to school without having to drag them down the street ourselves afraid for their safety. Another thing that Glenn did was start the Second Chance Program. Some of our young men and women want to now straighten up their lives, realizing the value of having a good record, except they can't work anywhere else but Second Chance. The only thing that I see with this Second Chance program is we need more money to keep it going and expand it. I need your support. I'm the only one who can fulfill Glen's legacy and I am the only one who will go down to city hall and take out the meanness. This is a movement women and this is our time. It will only happen if you go out and tell your friends, let's support Willie Flood for Mayor. I am going to be for the people."

Kabili Tayari, head of the New Jersey Chapter of the NAACP will run for State Senator, striving to occupy the seat vacated by the death of Jersey City Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham and, as Reform Democrats describe, stolen by Hudson County Democrats. Hudson County Democrats snubbed Sandra Cunningham as the widow of the state Senate seat, and installed Bayonne Mayor Joe Doria, a Hudson County loyalist Cunningham had regularly spanked in bids for state Senate. Traditionally the party and state legislatures offer the widow of the Senator the opportunity to serve out their spouse's term. Tayari is an outspoken and well-respected activist whose activities have been as national as local. His background reflects the controversy of his principles, but he is trusted in Jersey City. He is a great negotiator and relationship builder whose efforts behind the scenes are not lauded because he has not sought fame. But this does not mean he is shy. Tayari is quick to speak out against injustice no matter what the source, and finds that commonality within the nominees on this ticket. "No one asked me to do this. Several persons even outside of our city said that we have to do more than take people to court. We have to do more than just protest the lack of representation, the disenfranchisement and the great racial coup, in the attempt to pull a Democratic Party George Bush right here in Hudson County. That was when Joe Doria said in the newspapers that he would take Glen D. Cunningham and he would take the Reform Democrat Organization to court and charge them with fraud. They not only charged them with fraud and misappropriation of finances, but they took 1784 persons to court (90% of them were African American) and charged them with voter fraud and being an illegal voter. Some of our family members, friends and leaders were on that list. And there were people who went in there (court) and swore alongside Joe Doria that those charges were true. The courts threw them out. They were not successful like George Bush, but before then they claimed that Acting Mayor Harvey Smith was their number one person of color. So when they met in Bayonne to pull the coup, even though the people were demanding that they wanted Sandra Cunningham, they (Hudson County Democrats) didn't even choose Harvey. They chose the very person who made the Klu Klux KlanGeorge Bush coup against us last summer. There is nothing else that you need to remember." Tayari reminisced about a television program he'd seen. It discussed King's march from Selma to Montgomery and he explained how it inspired further considerations relevant to the current times.

"In there, King talks about that nobody will take away our right to self-determination. Not Malcolm X, King talked about this. And we are not going to give anybody, anybody" he repeated emphatically, "our constitutional and human right. We are not in a campaign. We are at war. Folks are out to take away all of our power, every last drop. They want the freeholder. They want the mayor. They want the senate. They want the assembly. They want the doghouse. They want it all, and don't want us and other persons of color and poor whites to have anything. Poor people didn't see the day of light until July 1, 2001 when not only Glenn D. Cunningham but the people, and the Reform Democrats, walked into power. Everything we did was not right, but that's true in our families. I have a son who is a drug dealer. I still love him. He's my son. He knows that he cannot stay with me but I still love him. He's my son. When he gets his act together he can come back home. I'm not going to stop loving him but I am not going to let him play the relationship so he can deal dope. Well there is all kinds of dope, and there are some folks who are selling us dope right now." Applause signaled that listeners knew of what he spoke.

"Anybody who can't stand here against Doria, tell them we're going to leave them over there. I don't want anyone to say you're caught up in this Kabili thing you say no, I'm caught up fighting for my rights. We need to take personalities out of this. People love to quote King and now they love to quote Glenn. What bothers me is when people are dead, who were great when they were alive, and now you are quoting them, when they're dead. If you had nothing to say when he was alive, don't say nothing about him now that he's away. We need to set the record straight. We weren't Barack Obama. Don't get me wrong; the brother was on the money, clean cut, well-to-do, welldressed. I've got nothing against that. I'm clean-cut and welldressed. But Al Sharpton put it on the line when he said, 'We died for this and it ain't for sale for Bush or nobody else, for John Kerry or nobody else.'

"This campaign is open to anybody who stands up for truth, justice and what's right. That's what Willie Flood is talking about, that's what Jeff is talking about, anybody who is willing to stand up for truth justice and what's right. I have not committed corruption. I have never misrepresented you. I have never sold you out. Tell them when I was on the Board of Education they never saw money used appropriately until I was President. When I was on the Board of Ed my people did not just gain but all people gained. Tell them when I was the Director of Economic Opportunity, I didn't fight for just the black community, I fought for all to get their fair share of what was coming to us. When he (Joe Doria) was Speaker of the Assembly how did any of us benefit from that? They talk about the Gold Coast. Well everything from the Bayonne waterfront line down to the Hoboken waterfront line is the Gold Coast. And none of us in Bayonne or Jersey City, or the small white business person or the small working class person is getting any job or any contract from Bayonne to Hoboken on the Gold Coast."

Tayari expressed the anger of the constituency but also offered a challenge to debate the issues. To anybody that says that Kabili wants to make this a black thing, tell them (Hudson County Democrat supporters) I didn't make it that, you made it that, and I don't mind addressing it. Because when you went to court last summer you did that. You made it that. Like King, and Malcolm, and Glenn, and the Reformed Democrats, I am not going to run away from that. There is courage in this campaign. We need to be clear that there are differences (in people of color): but it is time to come together as Americans. There was only one place of departure. Some of the ships came from France and dropped folks off in Haiti; some ships came from Spain and dropped folks off in Central and South America, and some of the ships came from England and dropped folks in America and the Caribbean - the same destinations, the so-called New World."

Kabili concluded, "I pray that God will stay with us through this. I believe that anywhere justice is at, God is at. Glenn was a good man, but he was not our first good man. We need to understand that there are good people among us. So Joe Doria, you've got to go. You're record says you're guilty for misrepresentation, discrimination, disenfranchisement, racism and corruption."

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: September 17, 2004 - September 23, 2004

: NEW CUNNINGHAM TEAM

: by Arnold Stovell

: Reform Democratic Organization forces gathered at their Claremont Avenue office on Wednesday to strategize and announce their ticket. The New Cunningham Team: Jeff Dublin, Willie Flood, and Kabili Tayari will be the candidates supported by the party in the upcoming November elections.

: Jeff Dublin will seek his own term as the Freeholder for the 3rd district, having won the seat in a heated election among county representatives. The previous Freeholder, Hudson County Democrat William Bracker, a former deputy police director, resigned after admitting that he had accepted bribes in return for supporting Hudson County and Jersey City Police contracts. Dublin is an energetic and respected Board of Education board member who won his election convincingly over several incumbents. He is also a favored son in the Reform Democratic Organization. Not only did the beloved, deceased Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham choose him for the position but also Dublin was the unanimous choice among all Jersey City ward leaders for Freeholder. His father (Matthew Dublin) left a legacy deserving of the designation that a portion of Storm's Avenue between Monticello and Summit be known as Matthew Dublin Avenue. Jeffery ably follows in his father's footsteps. He is well-respected by the community and even the city council who unanimously passed the resolution, commented on his father's legacy and that which Jeff was establishing.

: "We have three important elections coming up," said Dublin. "These elections are going to set the tone for the next four years. We can't do it alone. We need help. We've got a lot of candidates that are going to fight for the mayorship. The men had City Hall for years. It'll take a woman to clean this house up. I support Willie Flood because she is that woman who is going to put our house in order. I was honored to become freeholder in the third district. There were problems in the third district. I'm a guy who is going to stand up for the rights of people in this district. I can't be bought and I can't be told what to do. I believe that the direction that this campaign will go will really answer the quality of life issues. We need more police officers, we need jobs, we need stronger education for our children and golden neighborhoods like Glen Cunningham wanted. We believe in that and we continue to deal with that everyday in our lives. Having Kabili in Trenton, and me in county government, and Willie as the mayor, for the first time in history you have three elected officials that can work together for the common good of the people."

: And, as the Urban Times News first reported, Willie Flood will be the Reform Democrat candidate for Mayor. An aide to the late Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham, Flood was instrumental in helping him achieve his vision of a better Jersey City with safer streets, stable property taxes, and convenient citizen access to city government. Flood is a longtime Jersey City resident with deep ties to the community. She has served as a teacher, principal, and Board of Education member distilling her vision for Jersey City's children. She has worked in consumer and senior affairs recognizing the needs of elder citizens and families. She has been a City Council member, and officer in both the Hudson County Democratic Organization and now the Reform Democratic Organization, showing her knowledge of local and county government as well as her ability to develop relationships across party lines. Her capacity for leadership is overlooked because Flood has not sought office, but been called by her community to serve. When an independent poll of early candidates was conducted, Flood was a formidable write-in candidate, even though she was not originally listed among the choices.

: "I am really grateful for all of you seeing the potential in me," said Flood humbly as she approached the podium. "I am going to go down there and first take the meanness out of City Hall. Glenn D. Cunningham did leave a legacy, and I am going down there to complete it. When we bought our house it cost us thirteen thousand dollars, now we pay taxes in the amount of thirteen thousand dollars. People move in from New York and they are used to paying $1400 a month for rent. If you live in Jersey City and you love Jersey City, we ought to be able to stay here in Jersey City. I want to make sure that the streets are safe. When our Mayor Glenn Cunningham put rookie officers on our streets, they were looking out for everyone on the street. Seniors could walk the streets and feel safe. They would make cars move that blocked bus stops and traffic. Glen knew that rookie police officers would pay attention to all that. They were fresh enough to get the job done. That's what I'm going to do. We want to be able to send our children to school without having to drag them down the street ourselves afraid for their safety. Another thing that Glenn did was start the Second Chance Program. Some of our young men and women want to now straighten up their lives, realizing the value of having a good record, except they can't work anywhere else but Second Chance. The only thing that I see with this Second Chance program is we need more money to keep it going and expand it. I need your support. I'm the only one who can fulfill Glen's legacy and I am the only one who will go down to city hall and take out the meanness. This is a movement women and this is our time. It will only happen if you go out and tell your friends, let's support Willie Flood for Mayor. I am going to be for the people."

: Kabili Tayari, head of the New Jersey Chapter of the NAACP will run for State Senator, striving to occupy the seat vacated by the death of Jersey City Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham and, as Reform Democrats describe, stolen by Hudson County Democrats. Hudson County Democrats snubbed Sandra Cunningham as the widow of the state Senate seat, and installed Bayonne Mayor Joe Doria, a Hudson County loyalist Cunningham had regularly spanked in bids for state Senate. Traditionally the party and state legislatures offer the widow of the Senator the opportunity to serve out their spouse's term. Tayari is an outspoken and well-respected activist whose activities have been as national as local. His background reflects the controversy of his principles, but he is trusted in Jersey City. He is a great negotiator and relationship builder whose efforts behind the scenes are not lauded because he has not sought fame. But this does not mean he is shy. Tayari is quick to speak out against injustice no matter what the source, and finds that commonality within the nominees on this ticket. "No one asked me to do this. Several persons even outside of our city said that we have to do more than take people to court. We have to do more than just protest the lack of representation, the disenfranchisement and the great racial coup, in the attempt to pull a Democratic Party George Bush right here in Hudson County. That was when Joe Doria said in the newspapers that he would take Glen D. Cunningham and he would take the Reform Democrat Organization to court and charge them with fraud. They not only charged them with fraud and misappropriation of finances, but they took 1784 persons to court (90% of them were African American) and charged them with voter fraud and being an illegal voter. Some of our family members, friends and leaders were on that list. And there were people who went in there (court) and swore alongside Joe Doria that those charges were true. The courts threw them out. They were not successful like George Bush, but before then they claimed that Acting Mayor Harvey Smith was their number one person of color. So when they met in Bayonne to pull the coup, even though the people were demanding that they wanted Sandra Cunningham, they (Hudson County Democrats) didn't even choose Harvey. They chose the very person who made the Klu Klux KlanGeorge Bush coup against us last summer. There is nothing else that you need to remember." Tayari reminisced about a television program he'd seen. It discussed King's march from Selma to Montgomery and he explained how it inspired further considerations relevant to the current times.

: "In there, King talks about that nobody will take away our right to self-determination. Not Malcolm X, King talked about this. And we are not going to give anybody, anybody" he repeated emphatically, "our constitutional and human right. We are not in a campaign. We are at war. Folks are out to take away all of our power, every last drop. They want the freeholder. They want the mayor. They want the senate. They want the assembly. They want the doghouse. They want it all, and don't want us and other persons of color and poor whites to have anything. Poor people didn't see the day of light until July 1, 2001 when not only Glenn D. Cunningham but the people, and the Reform Democrats, walked into power. Everything we did was not right, but that's true in our families. I have a son who is a drug dealer. I still love him. He's my son. He knows that he cannot stay with me but I still love him. He's my son. When he gets his act together he can come back home. I'm not going to stop loving him but I am not going to let him play the relationship so he can deal dope. Well there is all kinds of dope, and there are some folks who are selling us dope right now." Applause signaled that listeners knew of what he spoke.

: "Anybody who can't stand here against Doria, tell them we're going to leave them over there. I don't want anyone to say you're caught up in this Kabili thing you say no, I'm caught up fighting for my rights. We need to take personalities out of this. People love to quote King and now they love to quote Glenn. What bothers me is when people are dead, who were great when they were alive, and now you are quoting them, when they're dead. If you had nothing to say when he was alive, don't say nothing about him now that he's away. We need to set the record straight. We weren't Barack Obama. Don't get me wrong; the brother was on the money, clean cut, well-to-do, welldressed. I've got nothing against that. I'm clean-cut and welldressed. But Al Sharpton put it on the line when he said, 'We died for this and it ain't for sale for Bush or nobody else, for John Kerry or nobody else.'

: "This campaign is open to anybody who stands up for truth, justice and what's right. That's what Willie Flood is talking about, that's what Jeff is talking about, anybody who is willing to stand up for truth justice and what's right. I have not committed corruption. I have never misrepresented you. I have never sold you out. Tell them when I was on the Board of Education they never saw money used appropriately until I was President. When I was on the Board of Ed my people did not just gain but all people gained. Tell them when I was the Director of Economic Opportunity, I didn't fight for just the black community, I fought for all to get their fair share of what was coming to us. When he (Joe Doria) was Speaker of the Assembly how did any of us benefit from that? They talk about the Gold Coast. Well everything from the Bayonne waterfront line down to the Hoboken waterfront line is the Gold Coast. And none of us in Bayonne or Jersey City, or the small white business person or the small working class person is getting any job or any contract from Bayonne to Hoboken on the Gold Coast."

: Tayari expressed the anger of the constituency but also offered a challenge to debate the issues. To anybody that says that Kabili wants to make this a black thing, tell them (Hudson County Democrat supporters) I didn't make it that, you made it that, and I don't mind addressing it. Because when you went to court last summer you did that. You made it that. Like King, and Malcolm, and Glenn, and the Reformed Democrats, I am not going to run away from that. There is courage in this campaign. We need to be clear that there are differences (in people of color): but it is time to come together as Americans. There was only one place of departure. Some of the ships came from France and dropped folks off in Haiti; some ships came from Spain and dropped folks off in Central and South America, and some of the ships came from England and dropped folks in America and the Caribbean - the same destinations, the so-called New World."

: Kabili concluded, "I pray that God will stay with us through this. I believe that anywhere justice is at, God is at. Glenn was a good man, but he was not our first good man. We need to understand that there are good people among us. So Joe Doria, you've got to go. You're record says you're guilty for misrepresentation, discrimination, disenfranchisement, racism and corruption."

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