After a Black student faced racist slurs, some wonder: Will OC ever change?
LOS ANGELES -- Watching his son play basketball at Laguna Hills High School, Terrell Brown couldn't shake an uneasy feeling.
He has felt it before in Orange County, where he and his family are often the only Black people in a room.
Fans of the home team, the Eagles, and the visiting Portola High Bulldogs slammed their feet against the wood bleachers and screamed. It was a type of energy that often makes for an exciting game. But the vibe was off, Brown recalled.
He was soon proved right. His son, Makai, became the target of racial slurs shouted from the stands by a Laguna Hills student.
A video capturing the slurs at the Jan. 21 basketball game has generated widespread outrage. The family was interviewed by Don Lemon on CNN. A group of local businessmen gave Makai a $20,000 college scholarship.
But Brown and others are wondering what will change in a county
