tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post3426891026026434866..comments2024-03-29T05:10:57.942-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Bethlehem Civil Rights Activist Esther Lee HonoredBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-68077563478940549042017-01-15T15:06:21.381-05:002017-01-15T15:06:21.381-05:00Esther Lee was my neighbor for many years in South...Esther Lee was my neighbor for many years in South Bethlehem. I recall reading from a Morning Call story, she was the first minority to be elected to any public office in the Lehigh Valley. If I recall correctly, her husband, Bill is the child of a biracial marriage, the first one recorded at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in the City of Bethlehem. <br /><br />I sincerely credit Mrs. Lee for getting me interested in government. She rang our doorbell one day and asked if I would sign her nominating petition to allow her to run for the Bethlehem City Republican Committee. As a registered Republican, I signed her petition and then also ran for a seat in the committee. She later became the chair of the Bethlehem City Republican Committee. I believe she has changed her party affiliation since that time. I will always respect and admire her, irrespective of her politics. Her husband, Bill, also got me involved in the local county election board as a clerk of election in our polling place. I continue the work as a judge of election where I currently live. I thank both Esther and Bill for opportunities which have meant very much to me for many years. Joseph Lynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36345530649192466732016-12-01T08:48:49.482-05:002016-12-01T08:48:49.482-05:00I've dealt with the NAACP AND Mrs. Esther Lee....I've dealt with the NAACP AND Mrs. Esther Lee. They do an amazing job. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068047177376573558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-36278251060725421972016-06-10T15:19:43.402-04:002016-06-10T15:19:43.402-04:00@9:00, Nice. Very funny!@9:00, Nice. Very funny!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-16686603689453961702016-06-10T09:00:06.359-04:002016-06-10T09:00:06.359-04:00@Anonymous 11:16p
Spoken like a true white man@Anonymous 11:16p<br /><br />Spoken like a true white manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31427568273313944012016-06-09T23:16:12.012-04:002016-06-09T23:16:12.012-04:00what a lady and the area was very lucky to have he...what a lady and the area was very lucky to have her ! too bad the naacp is not what it used to be decades ago. it is a complete joke today. the naacp forgot what its real mission was decades ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-63577857384847338002016-06-09T20:26:35.435-04:002016-06-09T20:26:35.435-04:00When a black gang beats up on a white person the b...When a black gang beats up on a white person the blacks blame it one their upbringing saying it couldn't be helped. But when a white guy beats up a black guy then it is "a ugly racial incident".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47106971340802573722016-06-09T15:42:30.330-04:002016-06-09T15:42:30.330-04:00I would have allowed that comment. Ron made a mist...I would have allowed that comment. Ron made a mistake, apologized and has always admired Esher Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83651439943385896522016-06-09T15:09:10.252-04:002016-06-09T15:09:10.252-04:00Why did you not allow the fact that Ester Lee cond...Why did you not allow the fact that Ester Lee condemned Ron Angles racist radio comments and wanted his resignation from county council?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86247767825255792492016-06-09T13:35:12.268-04:002016-06-09T13:35:12.268-04:00Formed in 1944, when Negro was a polite way of ref...Formed in 1944, when Negro was a polite way of referring to people of color. Please stop the nonsense. You are looking for reasons to justify your hate and apparently didn't even read what Lee had to say. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-45119934799444133112016-06-09T13:34:21.808-04:002016-06-09T13:34:21.808-04:00Don't call him a chicken breast.Don't call him a chicken breast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62970333953115379212016-06-09T13:14:51.792-04:002016-06-09T13:14:51.792-04:00They hate you ohair you're white ass suckThey hate you ohair you're white ass suckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-58044202332347940162016-06-09T12:54:30.469-04:002016-06-09T12:54:30.469-04:00Do not leave gaps at the end of your comments. I w...Do not leave gaps at the end of your comments. I will delete them. The NAACP was formed in 1909, when that was the polite term for people of color. There is no need to change its name to respond to your false sense of outrage.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86869374215070767422016-06-09T12:00:58.203-04:002016-06-09T12:00:58.203-04:00I love how in the 21st Century there is no outrage...I love how in the 21st Century there is no outrage for the NAACP still calling themselves the NAACP. You'd get sued, fired or suspended for anybody calling anybody else a "colored" person in the workplace today. <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56801098154259891532016-06-09T08:49:33.521-04:002016-06-09T08:49:33.521-04:00It's funny to me that when meetings and organi...It's funny to me that when meetings and organizations have forums and there are 1 or 2, if any, people of color attending, then it's the norm and acceptable, but when Black folks come together to celebrate a local icon who has stood up for their culture's best interests, it becomes a racist situation. Miss Lee didn't make racial situations bad, they were already abominable. The fact is when her and others pointed it out and told people to stand up and be counted, THAT'S when things got uncomfortable and people began to say we were hateful and race relations were going down hill. Don't blame Esther Lee or President Obama. The issue was already there, people have just started working against the horribleness of it and many are afraid...<br /><br />Alfonso Todd<br /><br />THE EPICENTER<br />TEAM DIVERSITYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34297343313674367252016-06-09T08:28:40.104-04:002016-06-09T08:28:40.104-04:00We need parents to raise their children," she...We need parents to raise their children," she said. "Bring them to school. Preachers tell you to bring them to church, but we don't have Sunday Schools any more. That's where you can help children to read." She challenged parents and grandparents "to get up off your seats" and "insure that our children can read. Parents, it's on us." <br />Mrs. Lee hit the nail on the head. If all parents did this, school districts would have close to 100 % graduation rates Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50747703028109825402016-06-09T06:40:38.522-04:002016-06-09T06:40:38.522-04:00The only thing white in the room was the chicken b...The only thing white in the room was the chicken breasts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-59320658054961811992016-06-09T05:52:14.317-04:002016-06-09T05:52:14.317-04:00Esther's a hateful racist who's made race ...Esther's a hateful racist who's made race relations and the plight of African Americans worse. You should be ashamed of this post. But you and she have no shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39738871427088264102016-06-09T01:07:17.327-04:002016-06-09T01:07:17.327-04:00Fixed. Thank you.Fixed. Thank you.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35085575584295697392016-06-09T01:02:48.605-04:002016-06-09T01:02:48.605-04:00I believe that it was Mayor Ken Smith.I believe that it was Mayor Ken Smith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com