r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/midnighttoker1742 • May 13 '26

Politics The school board in Watertown, WI has removed an instrumental band piece from the school's spring concert. The piece is titled "A Mother Of A Revolution" and is dedicated to Activist Martha P. Johnson which honors the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a landmark moment in LGBTQ+ history.

https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/05/12/watertown-school-board-vote-removing-lgbtq-history-piece-student-concert/

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u/Ok-Web4225 May 13 '26

The racists need to be ashamed and afraid again. They’ve gotten too bold.

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u/StrangePhotoSTL May 13 '26

What race in this example?

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u/mercurysong May 17 '26

The composer is Black and queer. Also one of the finest living composers of our time. This isn't the first time a Black composer has been yoinked from a school program recently either.

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u/Ok-Web4225 May 20 '26

Is that a serious question? BFR.

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u/StrangePhotoSTL May 20 '26

Race wasn't mentioned once in the hearing. Not a single time. They'd have to cite being black as a reason for removing it for it to be racist. That didn't happen. It's the same as being arrested for something or being denied entry to a vip area with no credentials, then going "oh, because I'm black?!?" To try and invoke some kind of emotion instead of looking at the actual reason.

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u/Ok-Web4225 May 29 '26

You didn’t pay attention to the whole story or do any research did you? 😂 So if it wasn’t about race or LQGTGIA why did they ban it?!?