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Washington state court staff will reportedly be forced to witness a documentary on “Racism in America” as part of his training on Thursday.
Radio host Jason Rantz wrote in an article On Wednesday, the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) will host a mandatory in-person screening of activist Jeffery Robinson’s documentary “Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,” as well as a dialogue and question-and-answer session. with Robinson.
According to an advertisement provided by Rantz to Fox News Digitalthe event takes place at South Puget Sound Community College at 1:00 p.m. and concludes at 5:00 p.m.
in it Project website Who we arethe film aims to “ask us all to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be.”
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“In ‘Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America,’ Robinson shows us how legalized discrimination and state-sanctioned brutality, murder, dispossession, and disenfranchisement continued long after slavery ended, preventing profoundly impact Black Americans’ ability to create and accumulate wealth as well as access jobs, housing, education, and health care,” the description said. “Weaving anguish, humor, passion and rage, Robinson’s words lay bare a nearly forgotten past, as well as our shared responsibility to create a better country in our lifetimes.”
He added: “From a hanging tree in Charleston, South Carolina, to a walking tour of the origins of slavery in colonial New York, to the site of a 1947 lynching in rural Alabama, the film brings to life to history, exploring the enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.
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In a comment to Rantz, an AOC spokesperson confirmed that the screening is a mandatory training event and defended the choice of the film.
“This film has been screened many times within the broader judicial and legal community, including at AOC, and leaders felt that viewing it is an important step for their entire staff as we work toward the promise of having a workplace that value diversity and belonging,” the spokesperson said.
TO Washington Courts The employee took issue with the event, saying it was “stoking division.”
“We are all educated and aware of racism and slavery in our nation, we don’t need a history lesson from someone who presents it with a particular bias,” the employee told Rantz. “We are not receiving applicable training directly related to our work.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to AOC for comment but has not yet received a response.