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Hortensis

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5. The Alamo Theater's capacity is a little over 400.

Sat Mar 31, 2018, 10:14 AM

Mar 2018

The Jackson, MS metro area is over half a million, but they think a new venue that'll hold up to 2000 will do.

Sanders has generated additional advertisement for this particular event on the anniversary of MLK's death, and that is a contribution of sorts. But Jackson, MS is 80% BLACK. They don't need him.

If Sanders really wanted to contribute to black equality, why isn't he in whitey-white Vermont raising some badly needed consciousness of the long slog to equality there? Does anyone think Vermont's 1.3% BLACK residents wouldn't appreciate some help?

Or is this advertising really all about promoting Sanders himself? About going where he can get some badly needed pictures of himself surrounded by black faces with an MLK banner behind?

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Demand forces city to change venue for Bernie Sanders, Mayor Lumumba town hall [View all] Donkees Mar 2018 OP

So happy to see people responding mountain grammy Mar 2018 #1

It's great that Bernie zentrum Mar 2018 #2

DURec leftstreet Mar 2018 #3

kick Donkees Mar 2018 #4

The Alamo Theater's capacity is a little over 400. Hortensis Mar 2018 #5

Could it conceivably be about babylonsister Mar 2018 #6

Lol. NO. He could done THAT better in Vermont, Hortensis Mar 2018 #7

Sanders is a Senator from Vermont. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis Tennessee... George II Mar 2018 #8

Because The Mayor As An OR Member Me. Mar 2018 #9

That's exactly what it's about. The 50th anniversary of King's assassination. pnwmom Apr 2018 #13

MLK's platform was civil rights and the inherent dignity of all people. lapucelle Mar 2018 #11

Hear, hear! Hortensis Apr 2018 #12

KIck and rec Arazi Mar 2018 #10

Economic justice was always part of MLK Jr.s message Donkees Apr 2018 #14