I could feel the hurt in the words of the e-mail, from a former student whom I respect and whose respect I value. “Coach Huckaby, don’t you believe that black lives matter?”
He was referring, I am sure, although he didn’t elaborate, to remarks I made on social media about my opinions of that movement.
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