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gives them this is the best we can get right here library visitors such as gregory school alumnus charley earl 66 said documents are scanned every day if you bring it they will scan it and put it in the archives he said maybe not on display but from what i gather that s going to change they re going to take stuff down and put other stuff up a lot of history was lost he said it s hard to get a lot of those old documentations hiba adi chron com here s the link where you can read all the comments houston chronicle story link share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading november 21 2010 posted by timjo62 press conference african american library at gregory corporate media cover up houston chronicle lenwood johnson media blackout media coverage media framing timothy j o brien leave a comment this is what ethnic cleansing looks like the city of houston spent over 410 000 taking some houses right next to the african american library at gregory of course the houses are from the 1930s and made up some of the 550 contributing structures when the neighborhood was listed on the national register of historic places back in 1985 see nat l register listing using eminent domain the city pushed out two african american families and one latino family see the document showing that right here the city could be earning over 1 400 a month in rents from these properties but instead of fixing up the houses they ve left them deteriorate making them an eyesore in fact dr rhea lawson the director of the houston public library who signed the document to take the houses is responsible for destroying more than one african american family s life here s the press conference from when the last family got kicked out in december 2009 note the gregory library in the background share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading october 25 2010 posted by timjo62 ethnic cleansing taxpayer waste dr rhea brown lawson dr rhea lawson eminent domain ethnic cleansing eyesore fourth ward freedman s town freedmen s town gentrification gladys house gregory library historic houses kill the poor lenwood johnson national register of historic places pushing poor people out rhea lawson tax fraud leave a comment tune in wednesday october 13 to connect the dots this coming wednesday october 13 at 3 30 we will be on robert muhammad s radio show connect the dots the show is broadcast on kpft at 90 1 fm and it also can be streamed live on their website and for up to 15 days on their archive page host robert muhammad tells it like it is share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading october 8 2010 posted by timjo62 connect the dots farrakhan gregory library history kpft nation of islam noi robert muhammad southwest region tax waste leave a comment library claims 50 visits a week cost to taxpayer over 168 visitor the city of houston s fourth ward website claims that the gregory library which was renovated for over 11 million dollars of taxpayer funds is getting 50 or more visits per week please see houston chronicle 11 million for renovation article for that cost citation by taking the gregory library s current salaries see document gregory library budget 2010 of 437 405 and dividing it by 52 weeks per year we see that it costs the taxpayers 8 411 00 per week just for library salaries then when we divide that 8 400 plus dollars per week by 50 visitors we come out to a cost of 168 per visitor that 168 per visitor figure is very conservative because that overhead does not include things like insurance on the building security guards and utilities once we obtain the data on those costs we will get the actual taxpayer cost of each library visitor can you spell tax dollar boondoggle artist sketch of gregory library share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading october 1 2010 posted by timjo62 taxpayer waste 11 million waste of taxpayer money annise parker boondoggle hellena stokes library renovations library visitors tax fraud tax scam tax waste waste and fraud leave a comment dr rhea lawson and the city screwing over working class african americans for 10 years our email dated august 31 2010 dr rhea lawson director houston public library dr lawson in january 2010 i brought bobby caldwell a 76 year old african american attorney to give his oral history at the african american library at gregory your staffer nicolas costellanos conducted part one of his interview and then conducted part two a few months later when i again drove mr caldwell to the library to this day mr caldwell s oral history has not been posted on the gregory library site today i was at the gregory and spoke about this with helena stokes the manager of the library ms stokes had many excuses but no answers about why oral history subjects who gave interviews after bobby caldwell have their history posted to the gregory website but no reason why mr caldwell s was not in fact ms stokes became very belligerent and said something to the effect of you can ask my boss it is entirely unnecessary for your employees to talk to taxpaying citizen s like myself an unprofessional tone of voice particularly when i was asking a very simple question and in light of the fact that the gregory has absolutely no patrons 10 months after it was opened see fox news and channel 13 new stories about that exact issue ms stokes also informed me that nicolas castellanos who had no degree in african american anything just like all the employees at gregory no longer works for the library system and that there is no one to conduct oral histories at the gregory library when will that situation be rectified and what is the point of having oral history facilities and equipment if you just fire the person who was doing them and don t replace him therefore i have two questions 1 when is bobby caldwell s oral history going to be available to the public via the gregory website 2 when is the gregory going to have a qualified person conducting oral histories working on site please advise timothy j o brien ph d for gregory library watch read dr lawson s reply rhea lawson reply 9 2 10 share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading september 7 2010 posted by timjo62 rhea lawson black panthers bobby caldwell oral history working class history leave a comment press conference tuesday sept 7 10 a m for immediate release freedmen s town gregory library watch will hold a press conference at 1204 victor next to the gregory library in the historic fourth ward the press conference concerns dr rhea lawson the director of the houston public library system and the investigation of lawson for the falsification of government documents and much more gregory library watch is a non profit organization of freedmen town resident activists dedicated to preserving all of the african american history in freedmen s town download flyer glw prescon flyer 9 7 10 share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading september 1 2010 posted by timjo62 press conference press release rhea lawson criminal investigation district i houston ethnic cleansing gentrification government documents james rodriguez patricia glenn rhea lawson leave a comment acting chief of police mcclelland attempts to ignore cover up on march 18 2009 acting houston police chief charles mcclelland attended a community meeting at st james umc in historic freedmen s town chief mcclelland did a fine job ignoring the residents complaints about racial profiling and harassment of african americans by his police force mcclelland has been working for and often justifying a racist police force for 32 years now so it must come very naturally for him to ignore citizen concerns about the police department remember his role in setting up quanell x one account is here in front of a packed church mcclelland claimed that he would not tolerate unprofessional behavior by his department so we asked him to address his lying inspector general s office particularly lt thomas hartnet who is doing his best to cover up our complaint against the african american library at gregory school what did mcclelland say in response to our question nothing instead five minutes later he left the building seems not only does he tolerate unprofessional behavior he actively covers it up here s the complaint we filed with him this morning charles mcclelland acting chief of police houston police department 1200 travis street houston tx 77002 march 19 2010 re complaint re lt thomas hartet inspector general s office dear chief mcclelland last night you came to my church st james umc in freedmen s town you claimed that you would not tolerate unprofessional behavior of your policeman yet when i specifically mentioned my complaint against the inspector general s office a section of the police department you not only refused to address it you left the building here is my complaint which i have also attached as letter which is signed and dated on february 4 2010 i filed a complaint about discrimination at the african american library at gregory school in freedmen s town with karlinda kirkwood of the inspector general s office your complaint system itself is designed to cover up complaints because 1 there is no record of the complaint provided to people who file them 2 the inspector general s office never contacts the person who filed the complaint to tell what if anything was the result of their complaint after i contacted the inspector general s office again they told me that on february 9 2010 they referred the complaint to the department that is the houston public library system after several weeks passed and i finally got a letter from the library which did not address the complaint on february 24 i spoke to lt thomas hartnet who told me to work with the library department i explained to him that before i filed a complaint with his office i had already filed the same complaint with the library complaint system and when they refused to address it i filed the complaint with his office lt hartnet assured me if deputy director of the library meller langford did not address my complaint he would investigate her my neighbor mr lenwood johnson and then met with ms langford on march 2 2010 at the african american library at gregory school and she again refused to address my complaint on march 2 i again telephone lt hartnet who now changed his story and said that he would refer a new complaint against meller langford to the houston public library director rhea lawson on march 3 i filed a complaint with karlinda kirkwood of the inspector generals office as per your department s usual method they did not contact me on march 16 i called lt harnet and he said that my complaint was referred to rhea lawson on march 5 and it took a while for inter office mail to get it there when i asked why he did not investigate meller langford like he said he would he denied that he told me that when i asked him what would happen after the library again ignored my complaint he claimed you know the answer to that mr o brien actually i do not work in the office of the inspector general and i do not have any idea what if anything they will do when they refer two separate complaints to the library and they do not address them lt harnet s lie to me about what he would do to prosecute my complaint is unprofessional behavior your inspector general s office is involved in covering up the discriminatory behavior of houston public library employees against me on january 20 2009 almost two months have passed and your department refuses to carry out its duties because you stood in my church last night and said you would not tolerate unprofessional behavior i want to know what action you will take to address this matter the police department works for the taxpayers and should not be involved in covering up malfeasance by city employees i request that you address this matter immediately and contact me in writing describing what actions you have taken to address your inspector general s office particularly lt thomas harnet s lack of professionalism and failure to discharge his duties in my complaints against the african american library at gregory school and meller langford deputy director of the houston public library sincerely timothy j o brien ph d share this share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit print opens in new window print email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on x opens in new window x like loading march 19 2010 posted by timjo62 police charles mcclelland community meeting cover up freedmen s town inspector general s office lt hartnet police corruption police harassment police lies racial profiling st james umc st james united methodist leave a comment mayor parker responds to our letter here s mayor parker s email to us which we just received monday morning from coh mayor mayor cityofhouston net to gregory library watch gregorylibrarywatch gmail com date mon mar 1 2010 at 9 18 am subject re community denied access to african american library gregory school dear mr o brien thank you for your letter of february 4 2010 concerning the african american library at the gregory school i appreciate your desire to assist in making the african american library at the gregory school the success we all envision you have suggested various uses for the facility including after school programming and computer labs for the use of the community the gregory school is designed as a research library and not a neighborhood or community library we do not have the resources to provide the type of programming that you have suggested at this location however the library department s mobile computer lab has been located at the gregory school site for two days per week for several weeks for use by the community so far it has been lightly used you may wish to alert your neighbors to the availability of this resource if you have ideas for publicizing the mobile lab please let ...