Yesterday we took the always dicey proposition of talking about race in America.
Today we expanded on it on our editorial page.
We have a problem.
Yesterday's editorial was sparked by an incident that took place on the campus of Cabrini University in Radnor. An ugly racial epithet was scrawled on the door of the dorm room of an African-American student.
Yes, it included that word.
The incident is under investigation by both the school and Radnor police.
Much of the Main Line university ccommunity is rallying around Sennia Vann, the student who was targeted.
But the story doesn't stop there.
Incredibly, the school announced late Tuesday afternoon that two more incidents in the same dorm were discovered.
Students held a closed, town hall-style meeting Tuesday night to discuss the situation.
It's not just on college campuses.
In West Chester, the community continues to deal with racial tensions after racial threats against several students were posted on social media.
Another packed meeting was held last night do discuss the situation and the way the school district handled the situation.
You can read that story here.
Yes, we need to talk about race.
The reality is we need to do a lot more than talk. But at least that's a start.
But judging on the reaction to yesterday's blog item, I don't hold out much hope of that.
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