Former historic minority POTUS (who incidentally was called 'Founding Father of ISIS' by then future Prez Trump) doesn't seem to catch a break lately.
H/T Drudge Report:
Waukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle ObamaBy John Garcia and Cate Cauguiran
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Those against the Obamas as a name choice say the former president failed to deliver on promises to help the immigrant population.
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Waukegan's Board of Education met Tuesday night as it considers changing the names of two of its schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle School.
Jefferson, who was the nation's third president, owned slaves. Webster was a former senator who supported slavery. Renaming committees were formed for each school, and included people in the community, students and staff.
The school board heard concerns from the public Tuesday night over one of the finalists in the running to be the new name for Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
The country's first Black President and First Lady, Barack and Michelle Obama, is one of the top three choices for the school's new name, but is drawing opposition in the area with a large Latinx population.
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"I will not be part of renaming a school after someone who did not and does not represent the undocumented community," said District 60 school board member Edgar Castellanos. Castellanos said he came to the United States undocumented as a child.
https://abc7chicago.com/waukegan-pub...ster/10459946/
Be interesting to see how media wing/deep neocon lobbies that had been accused of poodle-mastering the first historic POTUS respond to this criticism.
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