Pastors: Boycott Rahm Emanuel's MLK breakfast
Accusing Mayor Rahm Emanuel of participating in the very code of silence he has condemned, religious leaders plan to boycott the annual Martin Luther King breakfast on Friday and urge black elected officials to join them.
Pastor Ira Acree said he has no interest in providing “political cover” for the mayor when he is firmly convinced that Emanuel “concealed” both the Laquan McDonald shooting video and the contract kickback scandal that culminated in the guilty plea by former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett until after the mayoral runoff election April 7.
“CPD scandals continue to unfold every day, and our community is incredulous at the role the mayor of our city played,” Acree told a news conference before the City Council meeting Wednesday.
“I will not be attending Mayor Emanuel’s MLK breakfast because if Dr. King was alive, he would not be welcome, nor would he attend. Considering the conspiracy, considering the concealment of evidence, considering the cover-up and toxicity of the corruption of this mayor’s administration, it would be a shame for us as ministers to be there and provide for Mayor Emanuel the political cover that he would desire.”
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