logo
Shutterstock.com
Shutterstock.com

Interracial Couple Outraged after 'Go Back to Africa' Photo Was Left on Door

Claudine Varela
Jun 27, 2019
12:05 P.M.

A White woman married to a Black man found a note on her front door that forced her to take action. The racist message prompted her to gather her community and take steps to curtail the spread of racism.

“Who says that in 2019?” asked Lisa Sproat, a White woman from Scottsdale, Arizona in response to a nasty note she received on her front door.

A MESSAGE ON HER FRONT DOOR

Sproat is an oncologist at the Mayo Clinic who is taking action after being greeted by a photo with a racist message in her home’s entrance. The black and white image taped to her door featured people in protest with one of them holding up a sign that read, “Go Back to Africa, Neg***s.”

“The community we live in talks about how tolerant we are … but in this gated community, we have hate crimes.”

Sproat, a mother of two White children is part of the statistics of interracial couples. She’s married to an African-American and they recently fostered two African-American kids they intend to adopt. She thinks this and the growing number of African-Americans in their neighborhood has led to the incident on Thursday which she reported to the police.

“Racism isn’t gone, and it is active and it is not latent, and we need to talk about it.”

“The community we live in talks about how tolerant we are … but in this gated community, we have hate crimes,” she said in a video released on Instagram under the username @sproatsaysnomore. She was speaking at a rally she organized outside the McDowell Mountain Ranch the day after the incident to draw attention to her cause. About 50 people participated.

“I will not be silent, and nobody should be silent when this type of discrimination and racism occurs, no matter what your race is."

Sproat is committed to putting an end to this. In fact, prior to the rally, she spoke at a community meeting on Thursday evening, the same day she received the disturbing note. She suggested to further educate the neighborhood about racism and to sponsor a community run to that would take a stand against it.

“Racism isn’t gone, and it is active and it is not latent, and we need to talk about it,” she said and created an Instagram account where people can discuss the issue and find ways to eradicate it.

For Sproat, the incident was a wake-up call. In fact, it succeeded in encouraging her to inspire others to take a stand. In her passionate speech at McDowell, she said,

“I will not be silent, and nobody should be silent when this type of discrimination and racism occurs, no matter what your race is. My take on all of this is that the person that did this wanted to do something hateful, and what they have done is actually inspired many people move forward to create change.”

Sproat is not alone in her cause. In fact, many Americans including celebrities have been victims of hate spawning from their inter-racial relationships. These include Tia Mowry and her husband, Cory Hardrict, Serena Williams and husband Alexis Ohanian, and model Ashley Graham and her husband, Justin Ervin. Each of these couples had humiliating experiences being bashed and looked down on because they chose love over their differences.

Related posts

Woman Helps to Deliver Neighbor's Baby, Discovers Her Husband Is the Father — Story of the Day

March 01, 2024

Rude Cop Forced Innocent Woman to Undress at the Store, She Made Him Regret It – Story of the Day

January 11, 2024

Black Man Faces Bias at Store – Story of the Day

February 01, 2024

Gladys Knight's Husband William McDowell Is Her 4th Spouse

January 15, 2024

Rich Man Hits Homeless Girl on the Road, Recognizes His Daughter Who Disappeared 10 Years Ago – Story of the Day

December 12, 2023

Old Lady Tells Neighbor She’s Being Evicted, Neighbors Get Together to Buy House for Her — Story of the Day

February 08, 2024

Dad Puts Lock on Daughter's Room as Her Cousins Now Live with Them – Mom Takes Their Side Instead

February 16, 2024

Waiter Fired For Giving Free Food — Story of the Day

February 22, 2024

Woman Forbids Her Kids' Grandma from Seeing Them after Their Father's Death

February 07, 2024

Sisters’ Relationship Shatters after They Discover a Hidden Door — Story of the Day

February 05, 2024

Husband Keeps Disappearing into the Garage All Day So His Wife Decides to Follow Him — Story of the Day

February 07, 2024

Boss Shames Poor Immigrant, But He Gets The Last Laugh

November 30, 2023

I Saw What My Neighbor's Doing to His Wife in Their Backyard and Called 911 Immediately — Story of the Day

January 16, 2024

Millionaire's Daughter Shames Maid – Story of the Day

December 20, 2023