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Photo: Little Girl Writes Note To Black Friend About Parents' Racism by hatux: 10:32pm On Mar 17, 2015 |
A little girl wrote this letter to say that she wasn’t allowed to attend her friend’s birthday party because she is black. There was one guest missing from a 10-year-old’s birthday party Friday after her friend said she couldn’t attend because the birthday girl was black. Harmony Jones celebrated her tenth birthday with a slumber party last week, but one of her friends, a white classmate, sent a handwritten note declining the invitation. “Maby [sic] I will not be able to come to your birthday sleepover, because my dad will not let me go because you are black,” the note said. “Not trying to be races [sic], but my mom let me go. Happy birthday!” Harmony met this friend at Highland Oaks Elementary School in Memphis, Tenn., where they are classmates. “This is my daughter’s first time going to that particular school,” Harmony’s father, Christopher Jones, told WHBQ. “They strike up a friendship. So what would seem to be an innocent friendship, [I] never thought anything like this would happen.” (Jones has not yet responded to an interview request from Yahoo Parenting.) Harmony Jones didn’t let the letter ruin her birthday party sleepover. Photo: WREG Jones told WREG that he never expected his daughter to encounter such prejudice. “It angered me a little bit, it hurt me that my 10- year-old girl had to deal with this, and I myself never thought I would have to deal with this,” he said. Still, Harmony didn’t let the note ruin her party and had a great sleepover, according WREG. And while Jones doesn’t hold any hard feelings toward the little girl who wrote the note, he said there’s a lesson to be learned. “I guess [we] as parents need to be more aware and conscious about what we teach our children.” Credits: https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/little-girl-writes-note-to-black-friend-about-113880069307.html 1 Share
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Re: Photo: Little Girl Writes Note To Black Friend About Parents' Racism by Nobody: 10:45pm On Mar 17, 2015 |
Its so sad. We can't deny the fact dat racism exists even in this century. Children aren't born racist, its parents that teach them to b racist. But I'm glad sha that at least in naija pple don't discriminate bout skin complexion. Although we also have to adress d issue of tribalism that exists in our country. |
Re: Photo: Little Girl Writes Note To Black Friend About Parents' Racism by Nobody: 10:47pm On Mar 17, 2015 |
Racism, affecting the world since 1BC |
Re: Photo: Little Girl Writes Note To Black Friend About Parents' Racism by Harmvirus(f): 10:55pm On Mar 17, 2015 |
But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Matthew 18:1-6 |
Re: Photo: Little Girl Writes Note To Black Friend About Parents' Racism by starboy86(m): 11:49pm On Mar 17, 2015 |
Whites n there silly mentality of blacks ehn, make God 4give dem ooo. I rest my case. |
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