Arkansas Homeowner Got Angry Letter Over Inflatable Black Santa Decoration In 2020, Will Be A Real-Life Black Santa This Year
The homeowner admits that the letter made him hesitant to put up his holiday display this year, but he still plans on moving forward with the tradition. “The display is always about my daughter and what she wants,” he told KFOR News 4. “She wants to decorate right now and we haven’t done it yet just because of time, circumstances with work, and honestly a bit of the backlash from last year…”
Kennedy was inspired to start a new tradition of becoming a Black Santa himself after he was invited to Santa Camp with New England’s Santa Society after the news made headlines about the letter he got. Kennedy will spread Christmas joy this year virtually this month, and in person in his community in December.
“I know there are little kids out there that look like me, that will get to see a Santa that looks like them and that’s what brings me the most joy,” he said.