Mrs. Hill Please take a moment to apologize
Darlene Hill,
Thank you for having the quartet from Sphinx Music Organization on your show. Their mission is one of a kind and I have been a fan for 10 years. And as a fan of Sphinx, I’m only speaking for myself...
I really really hope you intend to take a moment to publicly apologize to all people of color (beyond Karlos) that have to deal with racial profiling and colorism that exist within the communities of people of color. I know some of the Sphinx musicians personally and they work too hard at their art, from Carnegie Hall to International tours to be slighted by anyone, especially a Black woman. Everyday Sphinx makes history by putting an instrument in a Black or Latino child’s hand and giving them a chance to be the best in an art that is underrepresented or ignored.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/mornings/56187139-story
For some reason you were able to take a moment to call into question the main existence of this organization’s focus on Black and Latino musicians. It’s because of Sphinx, that uninformed people can learn that Latino and Black people can have baby blue eyes and not be ‘Caucasian’ and play classical music at the highest level. In fact that’s why you had them on the show in the first place. If it wasn’t for their unquestionable talent and beautiful music, your comments would have ruined the entire segment.
As a first time entrepreneur, I’ve learned the hard way about humility over the last several years. I would like to ask that you please take a moment and just apologize on your show, for the young and the old that don’t know Sphinx exist and that being Black and Latino in classical music means a lot more than what someone looks like. I saw your mini-apology on the video and I’m sure you genuinely apologized to Karlos afterwars, but we both know it’s bigger than Karlos..and you. But you can also do your part to make sure there will be fewer assumptions on your account.
Again, most people would sweep this “blip” under the rug, and just apologize on the side. But your words have power and reach, if you understand your power of voice and news, then I hope you can find it within to take a moment to fix this.
Just a Sphinx Fan.
Ron