I was just writing to let you know that your column spoke to me. Just because I am not of the African-American race doesn’t mean that the column didn’t mean anything. For the life of me I cannot figure out why those two students would be so outraged. It’s not like I called them a “nigga,” which I’m sure would get my ass beat. It was one of their own calling them out, asking them to start living up to their potential. I enjoyed the article a lot and sincerely hope that you continue to print such articles that call us out and make us realize what we can do if we put our minds to it. It doesn’t matter what race you are. We all need to start living up to our potential.
Brandy Waterstreet