President Becky Williams calls on Sen. Huffman to resign, calls remarks “blatantly racist. seiu1199.org/president-beck…
In response to the remarks by Ohio State Senator Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City) about COVID-19 and the Black community, SEIU District 1199 President Becky Williams issued the following statement:
“The comments made by Ohio State Senator Steve Huffman have no place in our society and certainly have no place in the Ohio Senate.” (1/6)
“Senator Huffman’s statement is blatantly racist, and I am calling on him to immediately resign and issue to a sincere apology to people of color in our state and across our nation.” (2/6)
“There is no place for racism in America. We must speak out against anti-Black injustice everywhere and expose inequities, inequalities, and racism when we see it." (3/6)
"Elected officials must work to dismantle structural and systemic racism to ensure that Ohio is a place where we all belong equally.” (4/6)
“Anyone, especially those in elected office, who remain silent in the face of racism is complicit to the atrocities being perpetrated against Black people in our country.” (5/6)
“I am disgusted and appalled by Steve Huffman’s remarks and anything less than a resignation is unacceptable.” (6/6)
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