{"id":6186,"date":"2024-05-29T16:55:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casteactionalliance.net\/?page_id=6186"},"modified":"2024-05-29T16:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:56:30","slug":"friendship-bouquet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/casteactionalliance.net\/index.php\/friendship-bouquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Friendship Bouquet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When my son was in kindergarten, he made a friend. We were living in Virginia. He returned from school one day bouncing with joy. \u201cI have a best friend,\u201d he announced. \u201cHe has a Superman shirt and shoes just like me, and he has a lunch box like me. We\u2019re just alike!\u201d<\/span>

<\/span>Exchanging phone calls, Marvin\u2019s mom and I arranged a day when Marvin could get off the bus at our house. When the two boys scampered off the bus, I was so surprised. Marvin was as black as my son was white. Marvin\u2019s complexion was dark chocolate and my son\u2019s was white ice cream. When I took Marvin home, his mom and I laughed our heads off. We were so delighted with their friendship. The boys enjoyed playing together and they loved having sleepovers.\u00a0<\/span>

<\/span>A few months later, the boys were no longer sitting together on the bus. I asked my son what was wrong. \u201cThe other kids said we shouldn\u2019t like each other,\u201d he said. \u201cThen they called us names.\u201d<\/span>
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He didn\u2019t understand. But I did. It broke my heart. Racism had shattered their relationship.\u00a0As I worked on this painting, I envisioned Marvin. He is the child with the biggest smile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

That\u2019s how I remember him when he and my son looked \u201cjust alike.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/div>

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