coming leader in the Youngstown
community is tonight challenging
an older more established member
to be less
negative.
Councilman Julius Oliver wants
the Reverend Ken Simon to look
more positively at the good
things being done.
A debate over negativity is new
at 11.
Stan Boney-WKBN 27 first news:
On May 9th -- Reverend Ken Simon
stood on the steps of the
Youngstown Board of Education
and criticized parts of
CEO Krish Mohip's plan to
improve the Youngstown City
Schools.
Julius Oliver-Youngstown City
Council 1st ward: "I THINK
REVEREND SIMON HAS BEEN TOO
FOCUSED ON THE NEGATIVE.
THERE ARE SO MANY POSITIVE
THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY AND
THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNGER PEOPLE
WAITING FOR THEIR TURN TO
TAKE ACTION. HE SHOULD BE
PASSING THE BATON TO THE
YOUNG PERSON."
Reverend Ken Simon-New Bethel
Baptist Church:
"AND SO YOU STAND FOR CAUSES
THAT ARE JUST, AND THAT'S
NOT BEING NEGATIVE." Stan
Boney-WKBN 27 first news:
Reverend Simon has long been
involved with improving the city
schools. He's a
staunch opponent of House Bill
70 -- the state mandated
Youngstown Plan --
which gives CEO Krish Mohip
total control of the school
system.
Reverend Ken Simon-New Bethel
Baptist Church: "I DON'T THINK
IT'S RIGHT TO GIVE ANYONE THAT
MUCH POWER AND
THEN HAVE THE TAX PAYING
CITIZENS OF THIS CITY HAVE NO
VOICE IN WHAT GOES ON IN THEIR
DISTRICT."
Julius Oliver-Youngstown City
Council 1st ward:
"I MEAN THE CEO IN MY OPINION
HAS A GREAT PLAN. ALL HE NEEDS
IS
COMMUNITY SUPPORT. HE'S NOT
RACIST IN ANY WAY, HE'S NOT
BIASED IN
ANY WAY. HE'S COMING FROM
CHICAGO WHERE HE TURNED THEIR
SCHOOL SYSTEM AROUND. HE'S A
MINORITY HIMSELF. HOW CAN HE BE
RACIST? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY
SENSE. IF ALL YOUR NEGATIVITY
ISN'T
BASED IN FACTS, YOU SHOULD STOP
TALKING."
Reverend Ken Simon-New Bethel
Baptist Church: "HE MAY BE JUST
MISINFORMED, MISGUIDED OR MAYBE
DISCONNECTED FROM THE REAL
ISSUES THAT PERTAIN TO OUR
STRUGGLES HERE IN THIS VALLEY."
Julius Oliver-Youngstown City
Council 1st ward:
"LET THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN. WE GOT
A VOICE. WE GOT POWER. WE CAN
CHANGE THINGS."
Reverend Ken Simon-New Bethel
Baptist Church:
"I BELIEVE IN WHAT I BELIEVE IN
AND I RESPECT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE
BELIEVE IN. BUT I DON'T SEE IT
AS BEING NEGATIVE, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY SOME WILL."
Reverend Simon says he firmly
believes in the causes he's
working for -- and will
continue to do so. Julius Oliver
says he plans to hold some kind
of community
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