“Let us kill your white children or we’re moving!”

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After the Karmelo Anthony verdict, some black families are reconsidering life in predominantly white communties

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The case has reignited conversations about raising Black children in predominantly white neighborhoods, schools, and institutions.

The American Dream has long encouraged Black families to move toward opportunity, even when this has meant seeking out predominantly white communities or institutions. In the aftermath of the Karmelo Anthony verdict, some are questioning whether the trade-off is worth it.

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"A hill I will die on: moving your Black family to a predominantly white town or school is not a flex," a user on Threads under the handle @__joyluxe began in a post. "Please free yourself from white proximity. Your children should not be the only Black children in a class/grade, sport, club, the neighborhood pool or camp."

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Another user under the handle @nnekacherie added, "And for anyone telling Black people to move to north of Dallas to take up space and ignore what comes with it, Karmelo Anthony is precisely why that needs to end."

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"The sad truth is, no matter where you are, raising a black kid, especially a black boy. Their chances of being murdered, charged unjustly or treated differently is high. Being a parent to black kids is not for the weak. I send you all love," wrote a third user under the handle @mrsagoins.

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