Letters to the Editor: Balderson comments shocked no one. Anti-LGBTQ parents don't speak for me. Columbus' lead praise, but don't understand Martin Luther King Jr.
Aaron Alsop’s Jan. 25 column"Vance speaking at MLK event was an insult" says organizers of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfast in Columbus have lost basic understanding of King and don’t carry on his message.NAACP Legal Defense and Educational FundIn correspondence to city leaders, the organization said the system may violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by causing minority vote dilution and discriminatory results.
Moreover, King strongly advocated freedom of speech because he knew how important that right is for allowing minorities’ voices to be heard, educating the public and producing progress. In Columbus, however, city officials ended public access TV years ago. This silenced the ability of persons without money to be heard on local TV, including Blacks lacking money because of generations of racial oppression against their forebears.
Instead, local TV is monopolized by the views of big-money interests – overwhelmingly white – which often act against the needs of minorities and the poor. King undoubtedly would have been a strong supporter of public access TV. It's easy for leaders in Columbus to praise King. It's harder to study his words and walk his talk. But this is greatly needed and is the best way to honor him.
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