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To: MCLA
MCLA community end to silence
MCLA, as an institution, has failed its students by recognizing races as two. On June 4, 2020 MCLA sent out emails, one to the black community and one to the white community. The recent graduating class has not yet received emails about the current racial climate throughout the US today. We would like to see MCLA do better for their black students, staff, and community. Not only should current students/staff be receiving an email, but alumni, previous staff, and those of the surrounding community should as well. Not as two, but as one. We need to come together as one community to support the movement and acknowledge the black community from past and present. Without change, there will be no butterflies. We want them to do better, not the bare minimum.
Why is this important?
This is important to us as a student body because of the silence that lies within. Students of color should feel safe and heard throughout their community. Separating two races while expressing feelings about police brutality and racism against blacks is adding more fuel to the fire. They ask us to be one community and then separate us when times get rough. On many accounts, students have been promised and told that things would change and become better, but we’re still waiting. Current staff/students, Alum, and members of the community we ask that you use your voice as we hope for a better community. Share your stories that have been kept quiet, share your experiences from what you’ve seen, and share your love for those who need it.