Louisville mayor signs executive order declaring racism a public health crisis

WDRB-TV ^ | 12/1/2020

[Republican Wildcat]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Racism is being declared a public health crisis in Louisville.

Mayor Greg Fischer signed an executive order on Tuesday outlining a plan to advance racial equity for Black residents of the city.

This comes after months of protests. Fischer says, "The protests we've seen are about people's absence of those things in their lives and for generations past. We must always strive to understand the long standing and justifiable grievances behind the protest."

The executive order outlines seven key areas for city government to address the city's racial equity challenges: public safety; children and families; Black employment; Black wealth; housing and neighborhood investment; health; and voting.

Fischer said 2020 gives Louisville an opportunity to transform after a year of challenges including the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic downturn, an increase in gun violence and the protests over racial justice and the death of Breonna Taylor.

The mayor said the "tragic death" of Taylor made Louisville a focal point for the nation's painful "reckoning on racial justice." He said the goal in declaring the crisis is to address the issue and the causes of racism, acknowledge its impact and repair the community.

"For too many Louisvillians, racism is a fact of daily life, a fact that was created and documented in our country's laws and institutional policies like segregation, redlining, and urban renewal,"

[EEGator]

That was my smartass reference.

[MachIV]

Just out of curiosity, what is the Liberia reference about?

[MachIV]

He wants to turn Louisville into a mini version of old Rhodesia post-1980. I live in Louisville and I am working to get out before Fisher begins a Night of the Broken Glass styled campaign against whites, especially white christians.

[silverleaf]

“ form a country in west africa for emancipated blacks”

Read your history