also a candidate for southfield mayor. his name appears on the flier. he feels he's being targeted. >> what is your response to people that think you're behind these fliers? >> my response that i'm not. this is someone who is trying to insight racial tension in our city which we lack or dirty campaign trick. >> no matter what the motivation is, this is absolutely despicable and we will not tolerate it in our community. >> pat haney is president of the mlb task force. she questions the motivation behind the fliers. >> it may be that this is not done buy white racist individual or organization, but in fact done in order to insight people of color to come out and vote directly opposite of what the flier purports. >> many who live here suspect the person behind the fliers isn't a southfield resident and as police investigate the communities moves beyond the hate. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, southfield, michigan. >> tropical storm erica is likely to become a hurricane. even if erica strengthens when it gets near florida, it probably won't get much beyond a c

he is also a candidate for southfield mayor. his photo and name appear on the flier.e feels he is being targeted. what is your response? >> my response is to tell them i'm not behind this, and that i believe this is season that is either trying to incite racial tension in our city, which we -- we lack, and/or it's dirty campaign trick. >> no matter what the motivation is, this is absolutely despicable, and we will not tolerate it in our community. >> reporter: pat hanie is president of the mlk, jr. task force, he is questions notetive behind the fliers. >> it may very well be that this was not done by a right racist individual or organization, but in fact done in order to incite people of color to come out to the polls and vote directly opposite of what the flier purports. >> reporter: many who live here suspect the person behind the fliers isn't southfield resident. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, southfield, michigan. >>> tropical storm erika could do hit florida as a hurricane by herbal next week. >> we have the latest information. take a look at this satellite image.

tell me about southfield. rep. lawrence: when i was elected, a reporter came to the , becauseo me and said the city was primarily think itmerican, did i was because of the african-americans? said, thence: i people of southfield elected me to be there mayor. i am going to use every skill set, all of the passion i can't to represent the city and to provide the government services and public services this city deserves. womancided to create me a and blessed my skin with this beautiful brown color. if you want to talk about my race, talk to god. i want to talk about what i'm going to do for my city. i do not take lightly the fact that i am a woman and the first to be in that seat. nor the history and legacy and challenges of being an african-american in america. that't take that like lately. i want to be a role model. every time i see a little girl or an african-american say when i go to schools, that i am a mayor, and now they can say i am a congresswoman, i tell them they can to. i take that seriously. women, i tellt

let's get the blacks outs of southfield in november.message, let's take back our city on the bottom. the image of two white deputy police chiefs and three other men running in the upcoming election. the fliers started surfacing in the suburb over the weekend. >> it sucks that at this day and time stuff like this still exists. >> trayvon martin, with the words zimmerman was right, we will stop thugs like this. martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch vownl voluntr george zimmerman in 2012. >> i was born in the '50s. when i see touch like that it's -- stuff likes that it's kind of sick thing. >> a person in a police uniform pointing a gun at a person in the background wearing a white hoodie. >> this is clearly race-baiting. >> ken siver co-found the dr. martin luther king, jr. task force. a grass roots organization that commemorates the importance of celebrating the national holiday. he is also a candidate for the southfield mayor. >> what is your response to people who ask you if you are behind these fliers? >> my response is to

i said, you know, the people of the city of southfield voted and elected me to be their mayor.now i'm going to use every still set, all the passion i can to represent this city and to provide the government services and public service that this city deserves. i said, now, god decided to create me a woman and bless the skin with this beautiful brown color. if you want to talk about my race, talk to god. i want to talk about what i'm going to do for my city. i don't take lightly the fact that i am a woman and first to be able to sit in that seat. nor the history and the legacy and challenges of being an african american in america. i don't take that lightly. i want so much to be a role model. and every time i see a little girl or a little african american say, when i go to schools and read to them, they say, wow, you're a mayor, and now they say i'm a congresswoman. i tell them, you can too. i take that very seriously. and when i talk to women, i use the phrase, i'm planting my feet firm and pulling my shoulders back because i know all of you need to stand on my shoulders. i take

tell me about southfield. rep. lawrence: a reporter said to me you are the first woman and first african-american. do think you are in a city where it there is white or other races -- do think it is because it is a growing america? the people of southfield voted and elected me to be there may or. -- mayor. i will use all the skill sets and passion i have to represent the city and provide the public services the city deserves. until now, god created me as a woman and blessed me with this beautiful skin color. you could talk about race, but i want to talk about what i can do for the city. i don't take that lightly. i want so much to be a role model. every time i see a little girl or a little african-american say , wow, you are a mayor and now a congresswoman and i say you can too, i take that seriously. when i talk to women, use this phrase -- i'm planting my feet firm and pulling my shoulders back because i know all of your need to stand on my shoulders. i take that seriously. we are still only 43 in the u.s. house

. >> reporter: the headline is bold, let's get the blacks out of southfield in november.h a message, let's take back our city printed at the bottom. on one the images of two white deputy police chiefs and three other white men running in the upcoming election. the fliers began surfacing over the weekend. on another flier is a photo of traore, with the words captioned, zimmerman was right. we will stop thugs like this. martin was 17 years old when she was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman in florida in 2012. >> i was born in the 50s, came up through the civil rights stuff and all of that. and when i see stuff like that, it's sickening. >> i'm appalled at it, because clearly this is race baiting. >> reporter: ken cofounded a grass root's organization that communicates the importance of celebrating martin luther king holiday. his photo and name appear on the flier. he feels he is being targeted. what is your response if people ask you if you are behind this? >> my response is of course that i'm not. and i believe this is someone who is either t

. >> you were the first african-american mayor of southfield. what did that mean at the time snl what does it mean to you present day and tell me about south field? >> so when i was elected, a reporter said to me, you know, you're the first woman, first african-american. do you think because your city was 60% white or other races, and said do you think it's because there's a growing number in african-americans? i said you know the people of southfield voted for me to be their mayor. i'm going to use all the skill set, all the passion i can to represent this city and to provide the government services and public service that this city deserved. now god decided to create me a woman and bless my skin with this beautiful brown color. if you want to talk about my race, talk to god. but i want to talk about what i want to do with my cityle i don't take it lightly of the history and legacy of being an african-american in america. i don't take that lightly. i want so much to be a role model. every time i see a little girl or a little african-american sa

. >> the headline is bold, let's get the blacks out of southfield in november, but the message, let's take back our city printed at the bottom. on one, the images of two white deputy police chiefs and three other white men running in the upcoming election. the flyers began surfacing in this metro detroit suburb over the weekend. on another flier is a photo of trayvon martin with the caption zimmerman was right, we will stop thugs like this. mar thin was 17 years old when shot by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman in florida in 2012. southfield is predominantly black and some residents are outraged. >> i was born in the 1950s, came up through the civil rights stuff and all that, and when i see stuff like, it's kind of sickening. >> i'm appalled that it -- but more so, because clearly, this is race baiting. >> company founding the city's task force, a grassroots organization that communicates the importance of celebrating the national holiday. he's also a candidate for south field mayor. his photo and name appear on the flier. he feels that he's targeted. >> what is your resp

what did that mean at the time, what does it mean to you present-day and tell me about southfield. >> guest: when i was elected a recorder i said you know me think because your city at the time is about 40% african-american, 60% white or other races and do you think it's because there's a growing number of -- in the city and other city of southfield voted and elected me to be their mayor. now i'm going to use every skill set, all the passion i can to represent the city and to provide the government services, the public services. god decided to create me a woman and left me with his beautiful brown color. if you want to talk about ares, i want to talk about what i want to do for my city. i don't take lightly the fact that i'm a woman and supposed to build a sit-in nor the history and legacy and challenges of being an african-american in america. i don't take that lightly. i want so much to be a role model and every time i see a little girl or an african-american say when i go to school and they say you are a mayor? i tell them you can't too. take that very seriously and when i talk to

59 time of shooting they were interviewing a gift from the chamber of commerce who was slots and southfield. she recovering at a local hospital and out of surgery. we are learning more about the suspect, vester lee flanagan who went by the name brace williams on air. he was a reporter until he was fired from the station. on twitter williams post add motive claiming allison made racist comments and that adam filed a complaint with h.r. after working only one shift together. the f.b.i. and a.t.f. have gypped the sight investigation and the small community rocked especially the wdjb family who saw the shooting unfold in front of their eyes. >> abc received a fax from someone named bryce williams between last night and this morning. it was a lengthy 23-page document that new is in the hands of authorities. >> to give you perspective it happened with the shooter confronted by police 200 miles away on interstate 66 between washington, dc, and middleton, virginia, police swarmed the area and you can see dozens of police vehicles were on the scene and many are still there several hours after the sh

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the first woman an african-american mayor of southfield. timedoes that mean at the and what does it mean to you present day and tell me about southfield? rep. lawrence: when i was elected, a reporter camerep. lawrence: to me and said, you are the first woman and african-american. do you think because your city at the time was about 40% african-american, and 60% white or other races, he said, do you think it is because of the growing of african-americans? southfieldpeople of voted and elected me to be their mayor. i'm going to use every skill set and passion i can to represent the city and to revise the government services and public service that the city deserves. god decided to create this world and blessed this skin with a beautiful brown color. if you want to talk about my race, talk to god. i want to talk about what i want to do for my city could i do not take lightly the fact that i'm a woman and the first to be able to sit in that seat nor the history emulate -- and the legacy and challenges of being an african-american in america. i