I am extremely disappointed by the conduct and allegations of racism by the leaders of the black community with ties to the Guilford County commissioners and the Greensboro City Council.

It seems whenever leaders of the black community do not receive everything they want, they cry racism. While I am sure there have been instances in the past where this was true, I honestly cannot recall this being the case locally in recent memory.

It is the black leaders who give the attitude of "us versus them." Let the mistakes of the past die with the past. Their constant cries of racism keep rehashing the same mistakes of slavery in the past. The cries of racism will never let these wounds heal. Generation after generation of black citizens follow their leaders and adopt the "us versus them" mentality, and so the cycle of "entitlement" continues.

If our esteemed leaders, such as Yvonne Johnson, Carolyn Coleman and Melvin "Skip" Alston, would handle their positions with integrity instead of race, they would do much more good instead of harm in our communities.

If they want to see racism, they should look in the mirror.

Spencer Lewis
Greensboro