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<p>In the event you haven&#8217;t seen the video that&#8217;s going viral on the Internet about Jax and Reddy, we&#8217;d like to share it <a href="tinyurl.com/z6jq4yd" target="_blank">here </a>&#8211; if, for no other reason, than to prove the innocence of children and how we can all learn from that innocence.</p><p>Four-year-old Jax Rosebush and 5-year-old Reddy Weldon go to school together in Lexington, KY.</p><p>Jax is white. Reddy is black.</p><p>Reddy and his older brother, Enock, were born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and were 2 and 4 years old when they were adopted by a white couple &#8211; Kevin Weldon, pastor of Carlisle Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, and his wife, Debbie.</p><p>Reddy&#8217;s hair is shaved close to his head, much like Barack Obama&#8217;s. Jax wore his blonde hair in a semi-Mohawk &#8212; until he decided he wanted his head shaved so he could &#8220;look like Reddy.&#8221; Jax&#8217;s mother, Lydia Stith Rosebush, took her son to the barber. Reddy tagged along.</p><p>Once his head was shaved just like Reddy&#8217;s, Jax said he couldn&#8217;t wait to go to school the following day because he was sure their teacher wouldn&#8217;t be able to tell the boys apart.</p><p>The only difference Jax saw in the boys was the style of their hair. The difference in the color of their skin didn&#8217;t even come into play.</p><p>Jax&#8217;s mom posted on Facebook, along with a picture of the boys after Jax&#8217;s head was shaved, &#8220;If this isn&#8217;t proof that hate and prejudice is something that is taught, I don&#8217;t know what is.&#8221;</p><p>The cool part of this story is that Jax and Reddy&#8217;s teacher played along and pretended not to be able to tell the difference when the boys showed up at school with the same hairstyle.</p><p>A similar scenario presented itself at the Times Leader a few years ago when former colleague Trish Roe and her husband, Dan, adopted Caleb as a baby. Caleb&#8217;s skin was dark but Trish and Dan, who are both white, welcomed him into their home and showered him with love.</p><p>Shortly after, Trish gave birth to Simon, whose skin color is the same as his parents&#8217; skin color.</p><p>Caleb and Simon, who look completely different to those of us who see skin color, are the best of friends. And Trish and Dan love them equally.</p><p>While the Roe family lived locally before moving to Nebraska, those of us who knew them saw firsthand how two little boys of completely different backgrounds and with completely different appearances could, with the love and guidance of their parents, be best friends.</p><p>Jax and Reddy and Caleb and Simon are teaching us all a lesson or two. None of them sees color when looking at another human being. Isn&#8217;t it wonderful that these young boys are our future?</p><style>
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