professionally, I can tell you.”

Trump hosted a reserved

event, travelling with just a
few of his Black supporters —
including former Republican
contender Dr. Ben Carson.

The
GOP
candidate
also

decided to give a short speech to
the congregation, after turning
down the offer previously. The
speech lasted 10 minutes —
an uncharacteristically short
speech for the candidate.

Trump chose not to speak

about the situation of African
Americans or to ask them to
take a chance on him, as he did
when visiting Akron, Ohio, in
August. Instead, he praised the
work of Black Christians and
spoke of the hope that America
can “turn again to our Christian
heritage to lift up the soul of our
nation.”

Trump also called for more

conversation among different
communities in the United

States.

“We talk past each other and

not to each other,” Trump said.
“And those who seek office do
not do enough to step into the
community and learn what’s
going on. I’m here today to
learn, so that we can together
remedy injustice in any form,
and so that we can also remedy
economics so that the African-
American
community
can

benefit economically through
jobs and income and so many
other different ways.”

Both religious and Black

voters will be important to
Trump in building a winning
electoral map. Trump currently
has close to four-fifths of
white, evangelical voters, but
isn’t polling nearly as well
among the African-American
community, and a recent Wall
Street
Journal/NBC/Marist

poll found Trump has zero
percent of the Black vote in
two key swing states: Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Another WSJ/
NBC poll found Trump polling
at 1 percent of the Black vote

nationwide compared to Hillary
Clinton’s 91 percent.

Saturday’s stop was Trump’s

second attempt at appealing
to
the
African-American

community in Michigan, albeit
in noticeably different fashions.
When Trump made a campaign
stop in Dimondale, Mich. last
month, he spoke of issues he
hoped to improve within the
African-American community,
particularly in cities like Detroit.

While
speaking
to
a

predominantly
white
crowd

in Akron, Ohio, last month,
Trump said, “Our government
has totally failed our African-
American friends, our Hispanic
friends and the people of our
country. ... What the hell do you
have to lose? Give me a chance.
I’ll straighten it out.”

Trump’s changing message to

African-Americans has drawn
a range of reactions in past
months including significant
backlash after his Dimondale
and
Akron
comments.
His

Detroit speech was more well
received by the public.

Sunday night on the Diag, about

100 students gathered around the ‘M’

to honor the late 17-year old western

lowland gorilla Harambe, who was

shot at a zoo on May 28. Organizers

said they intended the event to serve

as a space where students set aside

their differences in order to honor the

animal.

Harambe was killed at the

Cincinnati Zoo last spring after

a four year old boy fell into his

enclosure. Two of the other gorillas

in the exhibit were led back inside

by zookeepers. Harambe, however,

could not be coaxed back in and was

considered a danger to the child’s life.

Internet footage showed the

gorilla dragging the child through

water, helping him to his feet, and

pushing him. After a few minutes, zoo

officials made a decision to shoot.

In the days following, memes of

Harambe and various other gorillas

went viral, with many expressing

outrage at the zoo’s choice to shoot.

LSA junior Jenna Roby said she

heard about the vigil online and went

to the event out of curiosity. She found

it hard to tell whether or not people

actually cared about the animal’s

death.

“It was a very interesting

experience, because I couldn’t tell

who was taking seriously and who

was just doing it for a laugh,” Roby

said.

During the vigil, students lit

candles in remembrance while

standing around a stuffed gorilla and

banana.

Roby said she met people who

had drove 45 minutes to attend the

event.

“In general it was pretty amusing

to see all this happening over an

Internet meme,” Roby said. “I thought

Harambe jokes were funny, and now

maybe a little overdone, but I haven’t

really thought anything deeper than

that.”

Over the past few months, the

viral images of Harambe have been

used to convey a series of causes

beyond the gorilla’s death. Among

some conservative groups, Harambe

memes were popularly used to

mock what they described as liberal

hysteria. Among others, Harambe

memes were used to detail the lack

of coverage of real issues on social

justice in the mainstream media.

Months after the gorilla’s death, the

incident has become infamous. Rap

artist, Young Thug, recently recorded

a song called “Harambe,” who he

names as one of his idols.

LSA junior Will Jermyn, another

vigil attendee, said he was also not

sure what to make of the event.

“I thought it was kind of strange,”

he said. “At first I wasn’t sure what

it was. I was walking through and

all these people started chanting

‘Harambe.’ I started laughing because

I thought it was kind of ridiculous.”

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Ken Foster Reading

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EXCEL Lab Open House

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Study Abroad First Step
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