Washington state court staff will reportedly be forced to watch a documentary about “racism in America” as part of Thursday’s training.
Radio host Jason Rantz wrote in an article on Wednesday that the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) will host a mandatory in-person screening of activist Jeffery Robinson )’s documentary Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, as well as a conversation and Q&A with Robinson.
According to an announcement provided to Fox News Digital by Rantz, the event will take place at South Puget Sound Community College at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m.
On the Who We Are project website, the film states that it “asks us all to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be.”
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Jeffrey Robinson’s film ‘Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America’ documents ‘legalized discrimination’ in America (iStock)
“In Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America, Robinson shows us how legalized discrimination and state-sanctioned brutality, murder, disenfranchisement, and disenfranchisement persisted long after slavery ended, Severely hampering Black Americans’ ability to create and accumulate wealth and access to jobs, housing, education, and health care,” the description reads. “Robinson’s words weave heartbreak, humor, passion and anger, revealing a nearly forgotten past and our collective responsibility to create a better country in our lifetimes.”
It adds, “From a hanging tree in Charleston, South Carolina, to a walking tour of the origins of slavery in colonial New York, to the site of a 1947 lynching in rural Alabama, this film brings history to life and explores The enduring legacy of white supremacy and our collective responsibility to overcome it.
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A spokesman for the Washington court reportedly defended the screening to radio host Jason Rantz. (Adobe stock)
In comments to Lantz, an AOC spokesperson confirmed the screening was a mandatory training event and defended the film’s selection.
“The film has been screened numerous times within the larger judicial and legal community, including the AOC, and leadership believes that viewing is an important step for all employees as we work toward building a community that values diversity and belonging. workplace commitment,” the spokesman said.
A Washington court employee took issue with the activity, calling it “stoking divisiveness.”
“We are all educated and aware of racism/slavery in our country and we don’t need history lessons from people who come with their own specific biases,” the employee told Lantz. “We did not receive applicable training that was directly related to our jobs.”
A staff member at the Washington courthouse spoke out against Lantz’s training. (Fox News Digital)
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Fox News Digital has reached out to AOC for comment but has not yet received a response.
