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...this is an opportunity to look my
community in the eyes and see
that we are not alone.
March from Mayfield
to City Hall
Louis Jarrett
Father of four, former Marine
It's crazy. I feel helpless as a parent. Growing up,
I was able to ask my father about girls, how to
change the oil in the car and right from wrong,
but these questions my children ask me—based
on what's happening now—I don't have answers.
That troubles me because as a parent. You want to
be able to give your kids something, some sense
of security. And now, I don't feel that I can. So,
[marching] for me is a way to connect with our
entire community—black and white. Black Lives
Matter, definitely, but this is an opportunity to
look my community in the eyes and see that we
are not alone.
One thing COVID-19 has shown us is that we are
all interdependent. The success of white children is
intertwined with the success of black children.
One question my son asked was, "Can I not trust
police officers?" I said, "No, no, no. That's not the
case." Every profession has its good and bad mem-
bers, and I don't want him growing up thinking he
can't trust police officers. In the Marine Corps we
are taught that we are all green. The only factor
was are you on my team or not? And in this world,
we were all on the same sheet of music.
hope
starts here.
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