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Attendees at the Logan Black Lives Matter Vigil on Saturday at the Cache County Court House hold a sign.
Credit Eliza Hardy
After a Logan family’s Black Lives Matter sign was recently set on fire, an anti-racism vigil was held at the Cache County Courthouse this weekend.
Tomoya Averett is a senior at Utah State University. She said she’s spent her entire college career reclaiming her identity as black women.
“Because who cares if you say the N word or use blackface at Halloween, if you go to church on Sunday, right? I can count timeless recollections of times when I've heard microaggressions like 'you're so smart for a black man, or you're so pretty for a black girl.' (These are) the silent killers that makes it hard for the black community, especially here in Logan to lead with compassion,” said Averett.