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Howard University president recalls 'difficult' conversation with teen son after George Floyd's death

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The president of one of the nation’s most renowned historically black universities is calling on his students to channel their feelings „into something durable,“ and be catalysts for change, as the country marks…
The president of one of the nation’s most renowned historically black universities is calling on his students to channel their feelings „into something durable,“ and be catalysts for change, as the country marks another weekend of unrest over the death of George Floyd.
„They have inherited a significant problem that they did not ask for,“ Wayne A. I. Frederick of Howard University in Washington, D. C., told „America’s News HQ“ co-anchor Arthel Neville. „They inherited a system that is prejudice against people of color, against those who are disadvantaged, and so they must, by their studies and by their careers, make sure that there are policies on the books, that there are lawmakers at the table at the time of the discussion to change those things.
„They must do those same things on a broader level than the generations before them have done,“ Frederick said.

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