At Aston Park in downtown Asheville today, children from the YWCA’s after-school program gathered to take a stand against racism. Local songstress and YWCA counselor Ami Worthen led the kids in a sing-along, which was followed by a rather cute rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror.” At the end of the event, the entire group gathered together to sing an anti-racism song written by YWCA counselor Carluse Baird. Video below.
Video shot by Mackensy Lunsford. Edited by Jake Frankel.
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Asheville,you need to make a real change. start where we send our children every day for 9 months and fron the time some of them come into this world. Asheville sure hope it works for you this time.Msay God Bless.
Thank you for being at our event and posting this video. The YWCA Stand Against Racism was a big success.
Tami Ruckman
YWCA of Asheville