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1731: Exposing BYU’s Racism Goes VIRAL - Black Menaces’ Nathan Byrd

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What Was the Like Going Back to BYU?

I had developed that idea that the gospel was perfect, but the church wasn't. And then also, you know, the idea of sustaining some church leaders, but not others. I just had a lot of anger that I didn't really couldn't really identify and didn't really know where to put. So going back to BYU, I was definitely in that angry stage of racial development. Part of that involves surrounding yourself with symbols like dashikis or brightly colored African pullover shirts. You know, all of my roommates were either black or people of color. It's important because a lot of black kids in Utah don't have the opportunity to, to hang out with other, you

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