Black Dallas High School Athlete Hurt by Highland Park Student's Racist Comment, Grateful for Apology

A 15-year-old lacrosse player at Episcopal School of Dallas dismayed by a racist comment made by a Highland Park High student who later apologized said the incident won’t keep him from playing the sport he loves.“It really hurt,” said Gabriel Letcher, a sophomore junior varsity player at Episcopal who is black. “I don’t know the kid. I don’t know why he would come after me.”  Continue reading...

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