Local MLK Day speakers tell Cincinnatians to resist pushback

Cincinnati Herald StaffMartin Luther King Jr. Day was widely observed in the Cincinnati region just before and on January 20 with speakers, a commemorative march downtown in 7-degree weather, awards ceremonies and other events that remembered and honored America’s Civil Rights icon. Ironically,  the day also featured the second inauguration of President Donald Trump and his administration, who are initiating a series of Civil Rights rollbacks in progress in Civil Rights made by Dr. King, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Sr. of Birmingham and Cincinnati and Americans since the Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s and 1960s.Trump’s flurry of Executive Orders include some actions that scholars and legal experts say may beyond the reach of the president’s pen and could be tied up in courts or legislatures for years, according to a Washington Post report.     While that remains to be seen, speakers at three MLK Day events in Cincinnati urged local progressives to beware of what is coming and be prepared to resist the pushback through protests and other nonviolent actions in the spirit of Dr. King.The Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Breakfast Celebration Keynote Speaker Wendy Ellis, DrPH, equity innovator, spoke at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on...