James Butts

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 13 2011

Electorate surprises some in unofficial Inglewood election results

Retired police chief James Butts appears to be in the lead in the race to become Inglewood’s new mayor ahead of incumbent Daniel Tabor according to the unofficial election results released by the Inglewood city clerk’s office yesterday. The tally reported that Butts was leading the race with 56 percent of the vote, compared to 44 percent for Tabor.

There were still more vote-by-mail and provisional ballots that had yet to be accounted for, which left Tabor still very confident that the pendulum could still swing in his favor.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Jan 6 2011

Elections set for January 11

Seven candidates are in the running to become interim council member for District 1, filling the position that Danny Tabor vacated when he was elected mayor on Aug. 31.

The special election will be held on Jan. 11, and if no candidate wins a 51 percent majority, the two top vote-getters will square off in another election. The winner will hold office at least until March, when District 1 voters will be asked to elect a representative to a full term.

Juliana D. Norwood  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 11 2010

Tabor and Butts will go head-to-head

 After the results of Tuesday’s general election, it has been reported that Inglewood Mayor Danny Tabor and challenger James Butts will meet face-to-face in a runoff to become the city’s next mayor to serve a full four-year term.

The run-off comes because neither candidate reached the minimum number of votes—50 percent plus one vote—required for a victory.

The runoff date, which is subject to a vote of the city council, is tentatively Jan. 11, 2011.

Nov 4 2010

Claims 43 percent of the vote

Danny K. Tabor pulled away with a win in the mayor’s race Tuesday claiming 43 percent of the vote.

He beat out runner-up James Butts, who was able to garner 31 percent. Councilwoman Judy Dunlap came in a distant third with 15 percent of the votes cast.

Aboput 20,000 of the 50,000 registered voters participated in the race, putting Tabor back in the mayor’s seat after the two-month term he was already serving as a result of a special election in September.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.