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- Trump's travel ban targets countries of color while allowing white South Africans refuge consideration, signaling racial bias.
- Locals say the move distracts from true asylum seekers and inflates claims about violence against white farmers in South Africa.
- Atlanta residents urge people of color to form supportive networks and resilience amid political instability.
- Voices call the policy part of a broader pattern of racial politics tied to Trump's brand, undermining trust and inclusion.
- Calls for unity, creative collaboration, and inviting more diverse voices to coexist and counter racialized narratives.
Jeremiah Turner
Atlanta
“I think unfortunately it sends the wrong message that color sometimes can equate to personality type. I think that because he is the brand, the view, the look of what America is, it gives this energy that America only supports a certain color and that’s not the case at all. So I think it has shown people that there’s only certain types of people you can trust and that is not always the case. So moving forward, what I think we should do is invite more people of diverse nations to show a collective of creative individuals who do not mind coexisting.”
Spencer Bonner
Atlanta
“I think that it serves no benefit, no purpose, it dims a light on people that are true refugees in other countries that need to leave and come to the United States to seek asylum for safety. And we’ve also been told that the stories that are being told about the white farmers in South Africa are in fact untrue. So they are not in any intense danger, nor are they being harmed in any form or So I think that mostly it’s a distraction to kind of take eyes and attention off of the things that they’re doing in the country now and the complete missteps that the Trump administration is participating in.”
Erica Blevins
Atlanta
“I don’t know if I’m the best person because I’m really like, with politics, not that involved. As far as what I feel about it, of course, it’s ridiculous. But you know. I’m just not surprised. Nothing surprises me right now, but I’ll try. My suggestion to people is to get together as people of color create communities with each other so that we can be supported when this stuff crashes, because it’s doing that. It’s imploding as we speak. So yeah, get together and make our own community.”
Keisha McClean
Atlanta by way of Charleston
“I think it’s just crazy. I don’t think we should be surprised at anything that he’s doing, but I do think it’s tied to, of course, you know, racial issues that we have. It’s no coincidence that the travel ban is on countries of brown and black people, and it’s definitely no coincidence now that we’ve had such interest in South Africa, if it wasn’t for Elon Musk. So definitely unfair but I really think that we need to realize that this is just where we are and I don’t necessarily know if it’s gonna get better or worse but we’ll just have to wait it out and see.”
Gionni Franklin
Atlanta
“If we’re not Caucasian, if we are not white, then we have to understand that we will have a level of oppression and a level of uncertainty in general. So honestly, the way that I feel about it, it’s very unfortunate, there’s nothing that we can do about it. And at this point, I think that we have to stop caring about what color our skin is and where we’re from. I think we just need to care about the things that you can’t see in life, you know, love, togetherness, community, and just being happy.”
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