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Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Portsmouth city manager resigns amid controversy over Confederate monument protest charges

Portsmouth City Manager Dr. Lydia Pettis Patton has resigned. She was appointed in 2015 and was the city's first female city manager.

Dr. Lydia Pettis Patton sent a letter to city leaders on Tuesday notifying them of her resignation. It's unclear at this time why Pettis Patton chose to step down from her post. She was set to retire at the end of this year.

The city has been embroiled in social unrest after Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene announced that felony arrest warrants were taken out against a number of high-profile individuals, including state Senator Louise Lucas, leaders of the Portsmouth NAACP branch and several public defenders.

The Mayor placed Police Chief Greene on administrative leave last Friday, which sparked outcry from city residences and leaders from surrounding areas.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mess with Historic Monuments and you get the horns!!!!

Anonymous said...

Take down MLK statue next time another monument goes down !!!

Anonymous said...

Her time is up, as she moves aside for some other affirmative action graduate, preferably one who will be annoying to all races.

Anonymous said...

America needs to Ban Affirmative Action Laws & NAACP !!!
Then we can have Equality for ALL, not just Blacks !!!

Put Back Every statue that was Removed or damaged !!!
Put back the Southern Flag too & Keep American History ALIVE !!
Stop erasing American Culture !!!
Stop erasing American Christian Religion !!!
Stop All Name changes going on in America !!
Stop Radical Democrats in their tracks 2020 , throw them OUT of Congress & all Power in America

Anonymous said...

Confederate Statues MATTER !!!!

Anonymous said...

White Lives Matter !!!! & that's not just chatter !!!

Anonymous said...

Take down MLK & see how they like that !!! Put a rope on that one
& tug it down !!!

Just like was done to the others on TV !!!!