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-seats.~on~.theCity School Board. <br /> <br /> TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 199 1 <br />We understand that 42% of the City's public <br /> <br /> school student population is Black and that we are grossly under represented <br />.on the School Board." <br /> <br />The following candidates for membership on the School Board spoke on behalf <br /> of themselves: Dr. John Hamilton Walrod, 1005 Morningside Lane; John M. <br /> Christian, 614 Watt Street; Robert Howard Carrington, 1322 Root Trail; ReV. <br /> William A. Shackleford, Sr., 405 Third Street; Dennis L. Wilson, 1204 Ranson <br /> Road; Dr. James Peyton Moore, Jr., 704 Windsor Lane; Diane L. Ennis, 1216 <br /> Knollwood Place; and Rebecca P. Farrar, 1014 Oakwood Court. All of these <br /> individuals reviewed their qualifications (which were outlined in written <br /> forms and presented to Council in their agenda packet) and discussed their <br /> reasons for seeking appointment to the School Board. Rev. William <br /> Shackleford stated that he supported the appointment of Joseph Finley and <br /> Agnes Mobile Scott Hairston to the Board, but he would accept appointment if <br /> Council should choose him. <br /> <br /> .Rev. William Barber, 413 Fayette Street, spoke on behalf of the appointment <br /> of "two Afro-Americans" to the School Board, citing the need for "diversity" <br /> on the Board. <br /> <br />In addition to the individuals who appeared to speak on behalf of themselves <br />at the public hearing and those who were supported by other individuals <br />speaking at the hearing, the following individuals (some of whom were <br />present, some of whom were not present) were also considered for appointment: <br />Dr. June (Beth) J. Baptist, 711 Beechnut Lane; James H. Johnson, Jr., 217 <br />Arrowhead Trail; Don Kerr, 901 Clarke Road; Stephen Reed Smith, 1506 Mulberry <br />Road, Apt. 40; and J. Ronald Ferrill, 917 Hunting Ridge Road. ~ <br /> <br /> <br />