MLK Day prompts discussions about overcoming racism
A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. by Stone Soup Cafe Board President Whitney Robbins. Contributed/Jansyn Thaw
A portrait of voting rights activist and Georgia politician Stacey Abrams by Stone Soup Cafe Board President Whitney Robbins. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/JANSYN THAW
A drawing by Leilany Zaylene Jackson, 10, from the Twice as Smart School in Greenfield. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/JANSYN THAW
A display outside Stone Soup Cafe in Greenfield honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Contributed Photo/Jansyn Thaw
Published: 1/19/2021 6:58:21 PM
Community discussions organized around Martin Luther King Jr. Day saw Franklin County residents consider the activist’s legacy, anti-racism education and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Rantz: King County erased Christmas, Easter and Hanukkah from woke, taxpayer-funded calendar
King County s 2021 calendar. (Jason Rantz/KTTH)
The King County Office of Equity and Social Justice (OESJ) spent taxpayer dollars on a calendar that erases the names Christmas, Easter, and Hanukkah. Actually, it erases most holidays, replacing them with heritage celebration months to better reflect the office’s commitment to diversity so long as it doesn’t represent Christians or Jews.
Their reason? They cited themes of equity around traditional holidays. It’s a giant virtue signal.
Despite ample time, and a protracted back and forth over email, the county won’t even offer basic details about the decision. They merely admit this isn’t the first time they omitted holidays in a calendar. But behind the scenes, the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH has learned they may make changes moving forward, now that concerns have been raised.
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