Local NAACP VP: Has Dr. King’s dream become a reality?

Posted on January 18, 2022
Bloomington-Normal NAACP Vice President Dr. Carla Campbell-Jackson spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (WJBC file photo)

By Blake Haas

BLOOMINGTON – The Vice President of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP Chapter says we still have a ways to go to bring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dreams to fruition.

While some significant progress has been made on a local and national level, Dr. Carla Campbell-Jackson said opportunities are on the horizon for the country to improve.

“When we talk about diversity and inclusion and where people will not be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. It has to become more than just a mere quote by the late, great Dr. King – it needs to be actions.”

According to Dr. Campbell-Jackson, we need to point out racism and act upon it.

“When it is called out (acts of racism), then we’re calling on community leaders and organizations to not get into a state of oblivion where they think it’s not really happening, where they have to admit it to quit it.”

Speaking with WJBC’s Scott Miller, Dr. Campbell-Jackson said the country is making progress with housing availability, filling open jobs, and education.

Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].

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