Racial slur written on dorm room door of black Air Force Academy cadet candidate from Massachusetts
When five black cadet candidates at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado arrived back to their dorm rooms, they found unwelcoming messages written.
"Go home n*****r."
One of the cadet candidates, a young man from Springfield, Massachusetts, snapped a photo and sent it to his mother, Tracye Whitfield.
She uploaded the photo to Facebook, set the privacy settings to public, and shared it with sentiment of hurt and anger.
The photo quickly gained the attention both of others on social media and Air Force Academy officials.
"There is absolutely no place in our Air Force for racism," Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, the academy's new superintendent, said in a statement released Thursday condemning the action. "It's not who we are, nor will we tolerate it in any shape or fashion. The Air Force Academy strives to create a climate of dignity and respect for all."
He added, "Those who don't understand that are behind the power curve and better catch up."
The Colorado prep school is a 10-month program for students between 17 and 22 years old designed to prepare students to succeed in the United States Air Force.
That her son may serve with the person who wrote this message on his door was concern to Whitfield.
"These young people are supposed to bond and protect each other and the country, she wrote alongside the photo shared on Facebook. "Who would my son have to watch out for? The enemy or the enemy?"
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/racial_slur_written_on_dorm_ro.html
When five black cadet candidates at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School in Colorado arrived back to their dorm rooms, they found unwelcoming messages written.
"Go home n*****r."
One of the cadet candidates, a young man from Springfield, Massachusetts, snapped a photo and sent it to his mother, Tracye Whitfield.
She uploaded the photo to Facebook, set the privacy settings to public, and shared it with sentiment of hurt and anger.
The photo quickly gained the attention both of others on social media and Air Force Academy officials.
"There is absolutely no place in our Air Force for racism," Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, the academy's new superintendent, said in a statement released Thursday condemning the action. "It's not who we are, nor will we tolerate it in any shape or fashion. The Air Force Academy strives to create a climate of dignity and respect for all."
He added, "Those who don't understand that are behind the power curve and better catch up."
The Colorado prep school is a 10-month program for students between 17 and 22 years old designed to prepare students to succeed in the United States Air Force.
That her son may serve with the person who wrote this message on his door was concern to Whitfield.
"These young people are supposed to bond and protect each other and the country, she wrote alongside the photo shared on Facebook. "Who would my son have to watch out for? The enemy or the enemy?"
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/09/racial_slur_written_on_dorm_ro.html
read it then pause and think of how many times you've heard that thru this mess, insanity. 
