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A Dream Once Deferred But Now Fulfilled: The Honorable Judge Louise Linzy Story.
“This past election represents a movement, a new awakening for our
people. We can participate in the governing of our own communities and
schools. Black folk are breaking away from the ‘plantation mentality’
that has held us in bondage for so long. Things will never be the same
in Tunica County.”
~The Honorable Judge Louise Linzy
Tha Artivist Writes:
On Thursday Dec. 29, 2011, W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News and R2C2H2 Tha
Artivist had the honor of witnessing history being made in living color
before an overflowing crowd in the Tunica County Courthouse…After a
disappointed and suspicious defeat to longtime incumbent Ellis Darby
twice in 2007, Sis. Louise Linzy kept her eyes on the prize and finally
claimed her victory…Linzy, who was the first Tunica, Ms woman police
officer, achieved another seminal first when she officially became the
first woman judge in Tunica County history when she was sworn in as
Justice Court Judge for the Southern District…Tunica County is the
richest county in Mississippi and home to one of the top 3 largest
casino operations in the country…With that said the county is nearly 80%
Black but for years the majority lacked proper representation in local
government…
With that said this past election cycle has
been a historic one with not only the election of Judge Linzy but also
the fact that this election saw a majority of African Americans with the
exception of one position be chosen in key and influential positions to
properly represent and reflect the majority of the county and thus the
will of the people…This was a true throwback to the Reconstruction era
and before the infamous Mississippi State Constitution of 1890 which
disenfranchised the Black vote for decades…This election also saw the
election of Steve Chandler to Tunica County School Superintendent….The
former Memphis City Schools Principal at the age of 26 became the
youngest person ever elected to that position in Mississippi
history…Longtime school guidance counselor Rechelle R. Siggers became
the first Black woman to be Chancery Court Clerk of Tunica County.
Sis. Judge Louise Linzy coined these historic firsts as “The Tunica Trifecta
of new leadership.”
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. News was disappointed to find out this story
did not get picked up nationally…This proves that there is a need for
outlets like W.E. A.L.L. B.E. to give you the news that you can actually
use to inform, inspire and empower you…It is important that these stories are
not only captured for the moment but also for posterity…You should never
be the invisible or marginalized character in the telling of your own
story…
W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Radio pays homage to Sis. Judge Louise Linzy by playing for the first time all the interviews she has done with our program since 2007 when she was first robbed of her victory, her feeling after the second new election that same year where she failed short and finally her most recent interview before the close of 2011 on her confirmed victory (post-swearing in ceremony) the third time around…Sis. Judge Louise Linzy truly embodies the motto, “a setback is a setup for a comeback!”
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