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January 16, 2017

City of Biloxi on hot seat for “Great Americans Day” tweet

City slammed as it declares Monday ‘Great Americans Day’ The city of Biloxi has sparked a debate about the holiday honoring the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. after announcing on social media that city offices would be closed Monday for “Great Americans Day.” Monday is federally recognized as Martin Luther King Jr.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 16, 2017

City of Biloxi under fire for ‘Great Americans Day’ post instead of #MLKDay

City of Biloxi under fire for ‘Great Americans Day’ post Shortly before 7 p.m., the city posted on its Facebook page that they would be closed on the third Monday of the month. The problem – they didn’t reference the day as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Instead, the city told nearly 30,000 people on…