Think how you’d feel

I am a senior undergrad student at the University of Central Arkansas pursuing a major in communication with a minor in journalism. I am regarded as a woman of integrity, fortitude, perseverance and an extreme sense of community, which is evident in my participation in community projects, as well as articulating my opinions and concerns regarding state, local and national issues.

I am extremely concerned with every issue pertaining to President Donald Trump, for example, DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and black Americans. Unfortunately, how quick we forget what we as black African Americans went through during Jim Crow and the Civil Rights era when the chant was “go back to Africa,” and when I heard blacks chanting “Blacks for Trump,” and “Blacks, how low can you go,” I remembered that just because we are not the topic of the day doesn’t mean the conversation won’t change due to the fact that we are a continual target. You can’t turn your head and say, “Well, it’s not happening to me. I am not concerned.”

I am a humanist. Most importantly, I am a child of God. However, my ideology may not be your viewpoint, and that is OK with me. Moreover, I am disliked by most African Americans and most white Americans, and I don’t care. I will always speak up and speak out for what I feel is the right thing to do. Think about how you would feel if you were told to go back to your own country and you have been here all your life. Put yourself in the DACA recipients’ shoes and the Hispanics that have been dehumanized.

MARQUITTA J. CORBIN

Conway