There were 17 responses to this week’s Tele-Talk question, “Do you think the town of Jackson should choose a new namesake?” Only two people said yes.
No. It’s all BS. Stop trying to rewrite history. Kamala Harris’ father’s family from Jamaica owned slaves, so why doesn’t she resign?
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