Group of moms fight to get West U to recognize MLK Day

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The city of West University recognizes nine holidays, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not one of them.

For months, a group of moms have been fighting to change that.

“We’re part of a group in West University that has committed to looking in our community to see if there are things that can be changed in light of the national soul-searching with racism and systemic changes that can be made to improve life for all Americans,” said a member.

She said they had been told that there had always been some question by the prior city councils that nobody really cared.

According to the moms, the general reaction from neighbors has been, “You’re kidding!”

“It’s surprising to me that he doesn’t have his own holiday, but we still celebrate things like Columbus Day,” said one neighbor.

The video above explains the steps the mothers took to raise awareness, along with other reactions from neighbors.