The University of Texas Changed My Life. Now I Want to Change Its Racist Traditions.

'The reckoning of racist symbols has reached UT, where student-athletes—including football players and track stars—are leading a movement to ban 'The Eyes of Texas.' I stopped singing it a long time ago. Now it's time we all do the same.' SanyaRichiRoss

Deuce on the sidelines of a UT game.I no longer view the prejudices that plagues our country just through the lens of being a Black athlete, which I now realize comes with its own perks and privileges. Now I see everything as a Black mother and the hope for change has become more desperate.

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