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Re: Under pressure not to march in inaugural parade, Talladega College needs our SupportI took Freeper Chuckster's advice and sent some bucks to them via GoFundMe. I just got this unexpected letter of thanks from them this a.m. A class act. Nice to see this kind of thinking remains in some isolated pockets of Academia. "Dear xxxx As the President of this great institution, Talladega College, I along with the band staff, and each band member want to thank you for your most recent overwhelming and unbiased support for Talladega College. Since the Inaugural performance on January 20th, a few...

A race activist referred to a historically black college’s marching band as “coons” for playing at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Tariq Nasheed, a black writer and activist, used a racist trope to describe Talladega College’s marching band. “So the HBCU [historically black colleges and universities] Talladega College Marching Band has agreed to perform at the Trump inauguration…that’s interesting,” Nasheed wrote, adding a picture of a group of raccoons playing instruments.

Courage The Talladega College Marching band needs our financial help, because they have been caught in the middle of the false anti-Trump crap. Talladega is a historically black college, and it was invited by the Inaugural Committee to participate in the upcoming Inaugural Parade. Should they do so? College President Billy Hawkins doesn’t even think it’s a difficult question.

“I don’t want my alma mater to give the appearance of supporting him,” Ferrill said Monday. “Ignore, decline or whatever, but please don’t send our band out in our name to do that.” “After how black people were treated at Trump’s rallies, you’re going to go and shuck and jive down Pennsylvania Avenue? For what?” Seinya SamForay said in an interview. “What they did is a slap in the face to other black universities.”