Florida religious leaders denounce DeSantis' years long pause of Civil Rights Hall of Fame induction
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
TALLAHASSEE — Every year for nearly a decade, three names were added to the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame, to honor those who've made significant contributions in the fight for equality and justice for all.
It's in state law: the Commission on Human Relations shall recommend up to 10 people for selection, and the governor shall select up to three of them. Their names and portraits are put up in a corner beside the Capitol entrance.
But that hasn't happened since 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis' first year in office. Some Florida religious leaders, joined by local government and nonprofit officials, gathered on Thursday afternoon in front of the Civil Rights Hall of Fame, which is located neared the entrance of the Capitol building, and demanded to know why.
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Rev. Dr. R.B. Holmes Jr., pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, said, "My beloved governor has not, since 2019, [picked] through the Human Relations Commission names to be on the Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame.
Read more: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/19/despite-annual-obligation-desantis-picked-civil-rights-hall-of-fame-untouched-for-years/70231691007/
DeSantis is not one to pass up an opportunity to blow a racist dog whistle. Here he combines racism with hypocrisy as his staff cited Covid restrictions as a reason for his inaction. It's a lowlife twofer.
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