LIVESTREAMING THE MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR NELSON MANDELA AND THE USE OF THE "N" WORD

WE WATCHED LIVE THE END OF THE CEREMONY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR NELSON MANDELA. WE WERE ALL IN AWE OF WATCHING WITH MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD THE FINAL WORDS SPOKEN OF MANDIBA, AS THEY CALLED HIM. wE HEARD THE FINAL PRAYER OF ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU. WE ALL FELT WE SHOULD MAKE CONNECTIONS TO THE RACISM OF SOUTH AFRICA TO THAT IN THE BOOK, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE DIFFERENCE IN FEELING ABOUT USING THE "N" WORD AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE THIS MORE TOMORROW.