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Seen, but why would skin shade and economic position (for example) not enter into a discussion of 'qualifications'? If one is supposed to be representing primarily darker-skinned people from the ghetto, then being a darker-skinned person from the ghetto would enter into a discussion of qualifications because logically someone who is him or herself darker skinned and from the ghetto would be in a better position to articulate the concerns of people in a similar position. Not saying that this is the ONLY criteria to be considered, but why should it not be one of them?
I would guess that your light skinned brother was recognized as a Black person by most Black people in the community, and that there was little controversy over his having a mentorship position to Black youths. In this case though, many of the people who Dr. Tafari is supposed to be representing, i.e. Bajan Rastas, are objecting to him being in the position and apparently consider him to be white according to their definition of what that means.
The whole idea of "leadership" as it is traditionally understood is something I would question anyway, but that is a different topic.
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