Ralph Northam, E.W. Jackson

Alveda King Calls Out Ralph Northam on What Looked Like a Racist Move

Share:

Democratic candidate for Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam refused, on camera, to shake his opponent’s hand. That would have been offensive enough if Northam wasn’t white and his opponent, E.W. Jackson, wasn’t black.

The move has sparked outcry from civil rights leaders, including Alveda King, the niece of slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. She says she was “saddened” to hear about Northam’s disrespect and is deeply burdened by the loss of civility in politics today.   

“As one who has been elected to office as a Democratic Georgia state representative, served as a Republican presidential appointee and who has often voted as an independent, I have often said that we would all be better off without the political squabbles that tend to divide us,” King says.

As King sees it, refusing to shake hands with your opponent in front of a television audience takes the loss of civility to a new low. She’s hoping his refusal to shake hands had nothing to do with the color of his opponent’s skin.

“In a troubled economy, people are looking for leaders who can bring everyone together to solve the problems that confront us all,” King says. “It is my hope that in these last hours of the race, Ralph Northam will recognize his inappropriate behavior and offer an apology to E.W. Jackson and to all those he hopes to represent.”

Share:

Leave a Reply


More Spiritual Content
RFK Jr. Admits to Regular Prayer, Secular Rally Crowd Erupts in Applause
Gateway Church Ousts Multiple Elders Following Shocking Investigation
Christian School Banned for Team Refusing to Play Trans Athlete
Rise of ‘Demon Pronouns’ Reveals a Culture in Spiritual Crisis
Pastor Ché Ahn: Donald Trump Is a Changed Man
What Every Christian Needs to Know for November 5th
Joni Lamb and Perry Stone: The Truth Behind the 2024 Election
An Open Letter to President Trump: America’s ‘Nineveh Moment’ Foreseen by Billy Graham, a Call for Repentance and Revival
Don’t Lose Sight of Your God-Given Destiny
Prophetic Word: What Happens After the Election
previous arrow
next arrow
Shadow

Most Popular Posts

Latest Videos
72.9K Subscribers
966 Videos
7.1M Views
Share