Jones had spent previous Thanksgiving and Easter holidays with Crawford's family, the AJC reported. But Haitians exist as a reminder that the damages of racism and oppression cannot sway self-determination. We are not going anywhere. In fact, Haitians continue to thrive despite adversity. Our ancestry and culture empower and enable us to bounce back and carry on. If the whip of slavery did not break us, the words of an inveterate racist will not kill us. Haitians sacrifice for others even when others don’t sacrifice for them. I see this as the definition of love: the continuous devotion to others with no expectation of reciprocity. Brantley was arrested on Friday and Jones was arrested on Saturday. Both of them are facing charges ofmalice murderCrawford had known Jonessince their freshman year “The narrative we’re hearing,” Watson said, “is why we don’t just pull ourselves up by those bootstraps, work harder and get those grades, and I don’t think people are acknowledging that the ability to do that in the first place is a privilege.”Want more fromTeen Vogue? Check this out: