Gary Chambers confronts East Baton Rouge Parish school board member Connie Bernard, saying she didn't 'give a damn.'
(Photo: Instagram/Gary Chambers)
In a video that has gone viral, a white school board member in Baton Rouge gets scolded by a Black activist who is fed up with her defending a high school being named after General Robert E. Lee — and apparently shopping online during a recent board meeting.
Connie Bernard, a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, had to apologize on Friday for defending the Confederate solider after getting called out by activist Gary Chambers.
A post shared by Gary Chambers (@garychambersjr) on Jun 19, 2020 at 6:06am PDT
Bernard’s recounting of General Lee also came under fire from other board members, some of whom are Black.
What made matters worse was when Chamber took a picture of Bernard while others expressed their desire to rename the school – it appears the white board member distracted with her shopping online.
