Vice President Pence arrives in Lafayette, La., on Friday to meet with the pastors and congregations of three African American churches that were burned down recently in St. Landry Parish. Joined the pastors of Mt Pleasant Baptist Church, St. Mary Baptist Church, & Greater Union Baptist Church at what remains of Mt Pleasant after an arsonist set fire to these 3 churches. “So the @realDonalTrump finally discovered three Black churches in Louisiana were burned down,” commentator and TV host Roland Martin wrote in a tweet. Underlining Trump’s deafening silence in regards to the 3 Black historical churches in Louisiana that were burned down. “Our hearts go out to the members of the congregations of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, St. Mary’s Baptist Church and Greater Union Baptist Church who were victims of arson,” Farah said.

Source: Washington Post May 03, 2019 21:32 UTC