Gov. Ralph Northam ‘More Interested in Wearing Blackface Than Saving Black Babies’: Pastor

A large crowd gathered at the state capitol in Richmond, VA

for a pro-life rally on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019.

/The Christian Post

By Michael Gryboski
Christian Post

A conservative African-American pastor and former U.S. Senate candidate has denounced Virginia Democrats like Gov. Ralph Northam for their views on abortion, declaring that they “are more interested in wearing blackface than they are interested in saving black babies.”

Northam has had many calls for his resignation for admittedly wearing blackface in a talent competition where he posed as Michael Jackson and did the moon walk. That revelation was proceeded by his comments last week in support of abortion and apparent support for allowing unwanted babies to die after being born.

Soon after, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, a fellow pro-choice Democrat, also admitted to wearing blackface at a college party.

Pastor E.W. Jackson was one of several speakers at a pro-life rally held Thursday morning outside the state capitol building in response to Northam’s recent comments on abortion.

During his remarks before a large crowd of pro-life activists, Jackson declared that “the mask is off, the hypocrisy has been revealed, now we know who they really are.”

Pro-Life activists gathered on Capitol Hill in Richmond, Virginia on Thursday,
Feb. 7, 2019 to protest Governor Ralph Northam's remarks in support of late-term
abortion and allowing a baby who survived an abortion to die. | The Christian Post

“Anybody who is prepared to allow a child to die after that child has been born alive in order to fulfill the plans and purposes of the abortion industry does not deserve to be called a pediatrician,” said Jackson, referencing Northam’s professional background.

“In fact, you don’t deserve to be a governor, either. You deserve to be called a monster.”

Jackson called for Northam to resign from being governor, receiving loud cheers from the audience in response.

“To every black voter in the Commonwealth of Virginia: stop voting for these Democrats who are more interested in wearing blackface than they are interested in saving black babies,” Jackson continued.

In an interview with The Christian Post, Jackson said that he felt obligated to speak at the rally because he was “appalled by the governor’s statement on abortion.”

“I’m pro-life and I wanted to be here to take a stand with others who are pro-life,” said Jackson, who called Northam’s comments “beyond the pale.”

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