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      There is a terrible record in Texas for police brutality and killings of Blacks and people of color. Just recently a fired police officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murdering of a Black teen, Jordan Edwards. Roy Oliver, a white officer, was found guilty of shooting into a car full of Blacks teenagers leaving a party.

      The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School district in North Carolina made history by hiring the first female Africa American superintendent, Dr. Angela Pringle. Hopefully, she will not be another well compensated do nothing for Black student house Negro. Perhaps, this time Black parents will have an ally with the courage to change the slave plantation attitudes which appear to be fueling the disparity in suspensions between Black and white students.

     Now, women are running for president. Women are holding high seats of power. One hundred and twenty-seven women are currently in the United States Congress. According to the Center for American Women and Politics, the proportion of women who voted in every presidential election since 1980 has been higher than that of men.

     This, to me, is the heart of humanism: recognizing the worth of everyone and striving to make life as good as possible for the whole populace.

     Perhaps the president and those who help him to shape his immigration policy might consult with people such as the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who recently suggested that migrants would remain in the country that he leads if there were sufficient employment and a safe environment.