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Well...that didn't go as planned.
Former FBI Director James Comey attempted to deliver a convocation address @ Howard University in DC today and as expected a lot of students weren't pleased with him being there. As Comey was about to speak, protesters stood up and started chanting things such as, "we shall not be moved," "I love being black," "white supremacy is not a debate," "get out Comey, you're not our homey," and "no justice, no peace, no racist police." In response to the chants and jeers, Comey told the angry crowd, "I am here @ Howard to have a conversation. I hope you'll stay and listen to what I have to say. I've listened to you for five minutes." Do you think that stopped the crowd?? OF COURSE NOT! After listening to the chants and protests for a couple more minutes, Comey said, "Can we give this another shot?" Also, @ 1 point, Howard University cut the live feed to the event and replaced it with a documentary about the history of the school. The feed was later put back up. Brief thoughts: I'm honestly on the fence about all of this. On 1 hand, I don't think Comey is a bad guy, and I respect that he stood up to Trump even til the bitter end. Although, I will admit that I'll never be able to forgive and forget that he brought up Clinton's emails right before the election for absolutely no reason! Now, on the other hand, I do understand where these protesters are coming from. As an African American in this country, if some high level person in the FBI or the Justice Department said they were gonna come speak wherever I may be, I can admit I would be a tad bit hesitant to welcome them with open arms too. I'm all about making sure the voices of the oppressed are here, hence why I started this blog, but in terms of what happened today @ Howard, I believe that they should've given him a chance and just heard what he had to say. You don't have to like the guy, but give the guy a chance and then if you don't like what he has to say protest until you can't protest any longer! I also understand that there are a million other people on the face of this Earth that Howard could've chosen to give the convocation as opposed to Comey. There are so many other people that could've been chosen who would've had a greater influence on these young people than Comey, so I understand that it does feel like a wasted opportunity. My only hope is that now that they've made their positions known loud and clear, a conversation can now be had with Comey to educate him on what it is to be black in America and how his positions and rulings on certain things have negatively impacted our community.
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