The New York Daily News is reporting that Council Member Jordan may have broken the law by paying for a campaign flyer using public money. The flyer encouraged people to join her reelection bid using money that should have been spent on community issues.
The mailer, which includes the City Council seal, offers a rundown of Richardson Jordan’s accomplishments so far on the lawmaking body, but it also includes a link to her political website as well as typos and spelling errors.
A City Council spokesman noted that “The Council is investigating how this occurred and will swiftly take action to address it, while enacting even greater safeguards that prevent anything similar from occurring again in the future.”
Additionally, Richard Briffault, the former chairman of the city’s Conflicts of Interest Board noted: ”It’s a violation to use city resources to promote your campaign,” and said:
“City resources should be used for city purposes — and reelection is not a city purpose.”
Black Radio
When radio began, the U.S. government (which legislated, and thus controlled the airwaves), distributed every single license in America to white owners/corporations. From this place of absolute structural inequity, Black radio has struggled to obtain and then maintain a foothold in this important and challenging media field.
This video explores the struggles faced by Black radio and shows how Black radio brings an alternative voice to the airwaves of America.