Unfortunately you do not gain the knowledge you need just by listening to people when you get ready to run for office.

Likewise you do not get the experience you need from simply launching a campaign.

You don’t have to always have come from politics. But you should be smart, informed, understand the history of the city or state you want to be in charge of, be a leader, be a manager, know the basics of administration, legalities and economics. You should understand employee relations, teamwork and public safety. You should know how a city works.

Again I applaud young people stepping up, Especially young AA males. But not before they are ready. If they don’t know the basics, they have no idea what they are getting into