Sarah Simmons Shows Different Ways To Honor Dr Martin Luther King

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• Sarah Simmons, a relatively unknown midwife, honored Dr. King by standing up to the mayor.

To commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Sarah Simmons decided to crash an interfaith breakfast and denounce Mayor Emanuel’s school policies.

The interfaith breakfast is a command performances for civic Chicago that’s sponsored by BMO, Walmart, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, United Airlines, and several other corporate titans.

Just saying . . .

An odd statement coming from the man who closed all those schools and fired all those teachers.

“The emcee said, ‘This is not the right time for this.’ A security guard appeared at my elbow, telling me to go. There was some applause, but I don’t know if they were clapping for what I said or because I was being escorted out.”

All in all, it shows you that there’s more than one way to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday.