Little Girl Writes Note to Black Friend About Parents' Racism

Such a shame. This young black girl will have to be the bigger person and not retaliate with the vile hatred being thrown her way.

Little Girl Writes Note to Black Friend About Parents' Racism
https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/little-girl-writes-note-to-black-friend-about-113880069307.html


A little girl wrote this letter to say that she wasn’t allowed to attend her friend’s birthday party because she is black.

There was one guest missing from a 10-year-old’s birthday party Friday after her friend said she couldn’t attend because the birthday girl was black.

Harmony Jones celebrated her tenth birthday with a slumber party last week, but one of her friends, a white classmate, sent a handwritten note declining the invitation. “Maby [sic] I will not be able to come to your birthday sleepover, because my dad will not let me go because you are black,” the note said. “Not trying to be races [sic], but my mom let me go. Happy birthday!”

Harmony met this friend at Highland Oaks Elementary School in Memphis, Tenn., where they are classmates. “This is my daughter’s first time going to that particular school,” Harmony’s father, Christopher Jones, told WHBQ. “They strike up a friendship. So what would seem to be an innocent friendship, never thought anything like this would happen.” (Jones has not yet responded to an interview request from Yahoo Parenting.)


Harmony Jones didn’t let the letter ruin her birthday party sleepover.

Jones told WREG that he never expected his daughter to encounter such prejudice. “It angered me a little bit, it hurt me that my 10-year-old girl had to deal with this, and I myself never thought I would have to deal with this,” he said.

Still, Harmony didn’t let the note ruin her party and had a great sleepover, according WREG. And while Jones doesn’t hold any hard feelings toward the little girl who wrote the note, he said there’s a lesson to be learned. “I guess [we] as parents need to be more aware and conscious about what we teach our children.”

 

You're right. This probably happens more than we know. I just hope she doesn't grow up to hate white people. I mean... cause and effect man. Let's stop this cycle of hatred.

 

I'm inspired to know how you as a white man in America can look past the constant harassment. It's an amusing talking point that those that are victims of racism are actually the ones obsessed with race.