Racism at Supes Meeting

This kind of hate speech only emboldens the white supremacists, and to dismiss it as another crackpot to be ignored is how our country has come to the current place.

By Jean Yamamura February 4, 2021

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Dear Supervisors,

I have lived in Santa Barbara County for 36+ years. I am the cofounder of a nonprofit serving students in Santa Barbara and Lompoc.

Violence in speech is harmful. On Tuesday morning, during your meeting, I witnessed someone use violent words to spit in the face of Wendy Sims-Moten, Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt, Jordan Killebrew, and the African-American community. It was a moment that cannot be forgotten and has caused much pain. These are people that I call friends, that some of you call friends.