Kentucky student Kylah Spring's speech after encountering racist incident on campus

foreigner my name is Kyla

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I am a freshman here at the University of Kentucky this is my first semester in the early hours of Sunday morning I was physically, verbally and racially assaulted by Jane Doe, also known as Sophia Rosing, a

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22 year old here at the University of Kentucky I was physically, verbally and racially assaulted by Jane Doe aka Sophia Rosing a 22 year old

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here at the University of Kentucky uh I have since taken to social media to create awareness and have captured the attention of the nation and the world First I would like to thank my friend Kansas, who also appears in the video, for helping me with this situation.

You didn't have to intervene and I continue to support you in these difficult times. Secondly, I would like to thank you. to my parents and family in Memphis for being a constant support system for me during all the chaos. Lastly, thank you to everyone who contacted me through any social media platform. You are the reason my story is heard, it is our story. This is a recurring problem in and across American school systems, regardless of age. I am deeply satisfied with the events that took place, but I am very grateful for the justice that is to come and for missing Rosing, you will not break my spirit, you will not break my spirit. spirit and you will be responsible for your actions.

I just pray that you open your heart to love and try to experience life differently and more positively after this for my black community in the UK. I see you, I feel you and I am with you. You care about me. We matter and we matter, we will be stronger. I would like to leave you with a word of malice, as Michelle Obama once said, when you go down when you go down, continue to approach this situation with grace and humility and keep your heads up and lean on each other as we heal ourselves and our community thank you say her name there are no s at the end Kyla

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