Still thinking about this. We are shaped in both positive & negative ways by our communities. Two of these men are members of the Kappa Alpha fraternity, a community that hails Robert E. Lee as its “spiritual founder” Their community glorifies a man who fought to defend slavery.
They are also part of broader communities—the University of Mississippi which, until a few years ago, proudly waved the Confederate flag at football games and the state of Mississippi which still has the confederate emblem on its flag.
While these young men made their own choices, knowing what their communities celebrate and then seeing them commit a racist act is...predictable.
#EmmettTill #OleMiss #Mississippi
Some of the most important racial just work we can do is to choose our communities wisely because they help shape who we become. And when we see racism in our communities, we must courageously confront it whenever it occurs.
#race #justice
*justice*
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