An Ohio state lawmaker is calling for an official to be fired after a veteran's microphone was cut off during his Memorial Day speech in Hudson, Ohio. The veteran, Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter, began to deliver remarks at a local cemetery when his speech was cut short as he began talking about the role Black people played in the creation of the holiday.The Akron Beacon Journal reported that an organizer for the event, Cindy Suchan, confirmed.
The audio was cut on a veteran’s microphone at a Memorial Day event in Hudson, Ohio, shortly after he began discussing the role Black people played in the holiday’s origins in an incident that local media report was no accident.
Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was speaking about how a group of freed Black people was among the first to commemorate the holiday when the mic was turned off
Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was speaking about how a group of freed Black people was among the first to commemorate the holiday when the mic was turned off