UMMC white coats show support for BLM

UMMC white coats show support for BLM

SO ME AND A LOT OF THE BLACKSTUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OFMEDICINE DECIDED THAT WE WANTEDTO DO SOMETHING THAT SHOWED OURSOLIDARITY AND THE PROTEST THATIS GOING ON NATIONWIDESO THEY DECIDED ON DOINGSOMETHING A LITTLEDIFFERENT...THEY WOULD SHOW UP,RECOGNIZE THE VICTIMS OF POLICEBRUTALITY,AND THEN KNEEL, IN SILENCE, FOR8 MINUTESAND 46 SECONDS, THE SAME AMOUNTOF TIMEGEORGE FLOYD SPENT ON THEGROUND, WITHTHE COP'S KNEE ON HIS NECKFOR US WE WANTED TO ALSO KNEELIN RESPONSE THATTHIS WAS A QUIET SILENT PROTESTNOTHING THAT WE WATNED TO GOOVERBOARD SO WE THOUGHT KNEELINGAND BEING IN SILENCE TOREPRESENT HIM AS WELL AS THEWHOLE SOLIDARITY OF THEINSTITUTIONTHEY CALLED IT WHITE COATS FORBLACK LIVES MATTER, STUDENTS OFDIFFERENT RACESSHOWED UP, AS WELL AS FACULTYTO SEE ALL OF THE STUDENTS ANDFACULTY AND STAFF COME OUT HEREIN UNITY IN SOLIDARITY IT'SOVERWHELMING IT'S EXTREMELYOVERWHELMING AND A JOYOUS MOMENTDEMONDS MAINLY WORKS WITHADMISSIONS INTO THE SCHOOL OFMEDICINE, HE SAID THIS EVENTREASSURES HIM THAT THEY AREBRINGING IN THE RIGHTSTUDENTS...AND THE STUDENTSTHEMSELVES FEEL THE SAME WAYTO BE HONEST I DIDN'T THINK ITWOULD BE AS BIG AS WHAT IT WAS IAM FROM MISSISSIPPI I HAVE BEENIN MISSISSIPPI MYWHOLE LIFE FOR ME PERSONALLY ASAN AFRICAN AMERICAN YOUKNOW THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE THEMINORITY SOMETIMES BUT FOR THISI THINK IT WENT BEYOND BEING THEMINORITY I FEEL LIKE I AM A PARTOF THIS INSTITUTION AND I HAVEPEOPLE THAT BACK ME UPNICK NIEHAUS 16 WAPT NEWS OTHER MEDICAL SCHOOLS ACROSS THECOUNTRY USED THE SAME "WHITE