A.G. Gancarski
What happens when a group gets thrown out of a Donald Trump rally for no apparent reason? If it’s the Kemetic Empire, they threaten to sue the city of Jacksonville, whose political leaders were on hand at that rally.
The Kemetic Empire, an activist group dedicated to “human upliftment,” informed Jacksonville’s Mayor and Sheriff via letter it intends to sue for $5 million for racial profiling unless its conditions are met.
As well, the city, the sheriff’s office, Trump, and the in-house security will be named in the suit, should it come to pass.
Seven of its members were at the Donald Trump rally Wednesday in Jacksonville, and they were approached, said Diallo-Sekou, by ten Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office members and four members of arena security.
“They definitely profiled us,” Diallo-Sekou [pictured above talking to Mayor Lenny Curry] said.
“We have no history of interrupting events. We have a history of putting on forums.”
The members of the group were not disrupting the event, raising questions of why it was removed.
The aforementioned letter, received Monday by the office of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry, asserts that Diallo-Sekou, Biko Misabiko, Aisha Newman, Wesley Phillips, Aisha Strigglers, and Phedra Monet will commence the lawsuit unless the Mayor and the Sheriff pay the settlement amount of $375,000 each with a letter of apology and legislation on a “four-year cycle of training officers on anti-racial profiling” within 30 days of receiving the letter.
The assertion is predicated on the End Racial Profiling Act of 2010 and the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Diallo-Sekou and the Kemetic Empire have agitated for reforms in recent years, including a protest of police violence that led to them shutting down a bridge and I-95 in 2014, and demonstrations calling for body cameras, citizen review boards, and racial equity in hiring practices in the sheriff’s office.
Now, however, they are taking their battle to the legal arena.
“The only way we’re going to get change is reform,” Diallo-Sekou said, “and that’s coming through lawsuits.”
The activist likened the position to the lawsuits the NAACP filed in the 1950s and 1960s, comparing this battle to Corrine Brown having to sue for her position, and the fight for the Civil Rights Bill of 1964.
Any money collected will go to the group’s Sankofa Initiative.
Lauri-Ellen Smith of the JSO said her office has no comment on the letter.
Meanwhile, FloridaPolitics.com has reached out to the mayor’s office and to General Counsel Jason Gabriel for comment.
5 comments
Andreas
August 9, 2016 at 4:12 pm
This is great The Kemetic Empire has a just cause.
Duke M. Richardson
August 9, 2016 at 5:33 pm
Pro active is the best way.move on your plan then.
Chicago southsider
August 9, 2016 at 9:48 pm
FALSE….I was there at the rally as a volunteer with the Trump campaign. Diallo and his group did peacefully sit in the stands, until the arena was at capacity. Then his group continued to try and make their way down the aisles towards Trump and a section of seats designated for the rally speakers, which included Sheriff Williams, Mayor Curry (and his family), and Angela Corey. All in Jacksonville know that Diallo’s group opposes these goverment officals, and JSO officers prevented any possible encounters between the two groups during a rally with heightened FEDERAL security concerns. Racial profiling? No, more as keeping the peace as Diallos group has been known to disrupt and protest.
Your biased report holds no validity.
Can Clemmons
August 9, 2016 at 10:05 pm
I think The Kemetic Empire’s letter to the Mayor of Jacksonville is awesome. Discrimination in the work is extremely common and unfair for obvious reasons. I’m anxious to see the Mayor’s choice. Either way, the exposure is a positive step, everyone needs to be aware that inequality and racism plays a huge roll in the work place which is unfortunate for many hard working individuals.
Immigrant in Support of Trump
August 10, 2016 at 12:09 pm
I was at the event myself and only those who posed any danger or were disruptive were they escorted. I was there with my friends of color, actually right up in front of the podium and no issues arose. My other Muslim friend of color, who hates Trump was up somewhere in the seats, but she had no issues as she didn’t vocally or otherwise express her opposition to Trump… Before Trump even showed up they did announce that it is a PRIVATE event paid for by Trump himself and if there are any protesters not to confront them, but to simply hold up the up one of the signs and yell Trump Trump and they would send someone over to take care of the issues. Yes several people were escorted out, rightfully so. I think these people are just attention seeking group and perhaps money hungry….
It was a private event and you weren’t welcome, so get over your self and go into a corner and cry yourself to sleep. Or better yet, go find a job or two and find something better to do.
Immigrant for Trump
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