Eeven the best communities can not completely shield minorities from the injustices they face in the world

Fellow Clintonites,

My name is Jamila Bell and I drove 100 miles to be with you last Saturday – 100 miles back to the community that shaped me into the woman I am today.

From a little black girl swimming at the Clinton Public Pool, to a young preteen playing basketball and the clarinet as a Red Tornado, and of course walking across the stage at the amphitheater as a young woman to get my high school…