Several members of the University of Texas-Austin marching band will refuse to play “The Eyes of Texas,” over claims that the song is racist.
Ally Morales, the Longhorn Band’s drum major, said she will not play the song after learning of its history.
“It’s not ultimately about the song, it’s about ingrained, institutionalized racism that frankly, in invisible form, takes the image of a school song,” she said, according to the Dallas Morning News. “Removing our alma mater is the first step to realizing the oppression that the Black students face on campus and off-campus.” ...
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