Community addresses commissioner's Facebook post during board meeting
Community members spoke against and in favor of the post, with some calling the post "offensive" and some calling criticism an attempt to gain power.
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Community members spoke against and in favor of the post, with some calling the post "offensive" and some calling criticism an attempt to gain power.
Henderson County (Sep 21, 2022) - Several people, including the president of the county’s NAACP, on Wednesday called on Henderson County commissioners to do more to address a social media post they say insulted black and poor people.
The picture, which consisted of text over two photographs, said, "Two ways to make a slave: work him without pay, or pay him without work."
Henderson County (Sep 15, 2022) - Some Henderson County residents said Thursday they were hurt and outraged this week when they learned a Henderson County commissioner shared a Facebook post they say insulted both black and poor people.
Henderson County (Sep 6, 2022) - An overflow crowd that descended on Henderson County's Historic Courthouse Tuesday night implored the Board of Commissioners to reject a 2045 draft comprehensive land-use plan that they said encourages sprawl and does too little to protect farmland, open space and natural resources.