Racism is not peculiar to the Hilltowns; like sexism, it’s everywhere. But we can work, as a society, to combat it. Laws can change and institutions can change if enough people work for that change.
It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat. It doesn’t matter if you are conservative or liberal. It doesn’t matter if you hate Donald Trump or love him. What matters is you could spread a disease that could kill someone if you don’t take the simple precaution of wearing a mask.
We are profoundly sad that Fazana Saleem-Ismail has died. But we feel sure she moved others just as she did us and, in that way, her work on earth will carry on.
