Black Maryland legislator Melony Griffith is pro-quota, pro-union, and very much a Democrat.

Maryland Delegate Melony Griffith:
Liberal Democrat, Pro-Quota, Pro-Union, and Black.

Where was Melony Griffith coming from when she decided to get waiter Jeb Bellow fired? Is there anything in her background that would shed insight into what can only be described as an out-of-control temper tantrum (and a potential abuse of her office)?

Melony Griffith is black, 35 years old, is married, and she has chosen to live in a predominantly black community in Prince Georges County, Maryland. She attended high school and college in Montana, and earned a Bachelor's degree there. She earned a Masters in Social Work (MSW) from a predominantly black college (Howard University in DC). Griffith is not poor, she is not disadvantaged, she is not one of the disenfranchised of our society.

Pro-Union: As a freshman delegate to the Maryland legislature, Melony Ghee Griffith is known to be very friendly to unions, and especially to AFSCME -- the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, who have strongly endorsed her. Also, the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 (ATU Local 689) has strongly endorsed Ms. Griffith as one of their own.

Feminist: Women’s groups have strongly endorsed Griffith.

Strongly Pro-Quota: Prior to her election to the Maryland legislature, Ms. Griffith had also worked as a volunteer for U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn (black). Congressman Al Wynn is one of the most extremely pro-racial-quota members of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Big Al" Wynn represents Maryland’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. Congress (but only if those voters are also minorities).

Employment: Ms. Griffith’s resume includes a stint as a consultant for the politically liberal, pro-minority, pro-third world Academy for Educational Development (AED). The Academy is heavily dependent upon Agency for International Development funding and charitable contributions, and it spends a great deal of its resources trying to bring American values and technology to third world countries and LDC's (Less Developed Countries). In the U.S., AED focuses many of its efforts on minority-oriented programs.

Griffith's official resume lists her former position at AED as: Senior Program Officer for Health and Entitlement Programs, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC, 1998-?"

Between 1987 and 1998 she also worked for a number of organizations as a social worker and as a public health specialist, both on a volunteer basis as well as a paid basis.

Affiliations: Melony Griffith is also a member of the National Council of Negro Women; as well as of the League of Women Voters. Ms. Griffith lists herself as a past member of the Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee.

End Case 17 Sidebar: Who IS Black Delegate Melony Griffith?

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In Memorium
Jeb Bello Passed Away June 20, 2006

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Annapolis man drowns
The Baltimore Examiner
Jun 21, 2006

"An Annapolis man who once publicly tussled with a Maryland state delegate over a restaurant seat died early Tuesday morning in an apparent drowning, police said.

"Jeb Bello, 32, was swimming with two friends in Spa Creek early Tuesday, said Officer Hal Dalton, a spokesman for the Annapolis Police Department. During the swim, Bello’’s friends noticed he was missing and called the police at about 2:50 a.m., Dalton said.

"Rescue workers came to scene and found Bello unconscious. He was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly after, Dalton said.

"Bello had been working as a manager of 49 West, a downtown Annapolis coffee house, for nine years, according to Paul Michalec, who also works as a manager there. "He was a wonderful, kind and understanding man with an amazing insight," Michalec said.

"Surviving Bello are his wife and their 3-year-old son, Michalec said."

Last known link:
http://www.examiner.com/a_155862~Annapolis_man_drowns.html

Manager of Annapolis coffeehouse drowns
Baltimore Sun
June 21, 2006

"A manager at 49 West, a popular coffeehouse and bar in Annapolis, drowned in Spa Creek early yesterday, Annapolis police said.

"Jeb Edward Bello, 32, of Winslow Court was swimming with friends about 3 a.m. at the end of Revell Street when he began having difficulty staying afloat, police said. His friends said they last saw him swimming back to shore, realized he was having a hard time and that he then disappeared from view, according to police.

"A person who lives near Revell Street heard screams and called 911, said Inspector John Bowes with the Annapolis Fire Department.

"Bello was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Authorities are investigating the death as an accidental drowning."

Last known link:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.briefs21jun21,0,3188295.story

Coffeehouse Manager Drowns
Washington Post
Wednesday, June 21, 2006; Page B06

          "A 32-year-old Annapolis man drowned as he attempted to return to shore in Spa Creek near Revell Street while swimming with two friends about 2 a.m. yesterday.

          "The friends of Jeb Edward Bello of the unit block of Winslow Court told Annapolis police officers that they lost sight of Bello in the water and called 911, said officer Joe Ridley, a police spokesman.

          "Bello, a manager for nine years at the coffeehouse 49 West and a part-time musician, died while being taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center after paramedics could not revive him. Ridley said there were no signs of foul play."

Last known link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/20/AR2006062001542.html

End "In Memorium: Jeb Bello"

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