One of the kids in this photo from a couple of weeks ago could use it.

The fact that violence could reach them here, and personally one of my students, tears at my heart. These students, more than any at any college campus I’ve been on, purposely avoid violence.

If you pray as I do, please pray for all the kids affected by this.

There are 107 HBCUs in the country. These students choose Lincoln for an opportunity to hunker down and learn. There’s no downtown to walk to or bars, just the quiet borough of Oxford and beautiful farmland.

The student I know who was hit, is like many at Lincoln I’ve come across in my three years teaching there; smart, funny, and focused. Most of my students aren’t from the area, some are, but many are from New York, Philly, Maryland or somewhere in between.

This new ordinance does a lot on a small budget, just $500. It's worth it. Chester County should be a place where everyone is welcome and loved.

Some of these protections are already in place in various federal and state laws; now they're all consolidated here locally, making them more accessible. Additionally, we added protections for survivors of sexual and domestic abuse.