Huffpost Black Voices – Spoken Edition

Thousands of demonstrators were in Gainesville, Florida, on Thursday to protest a speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer, but one tried to counteract the hate with a hug. The man, later identified as Randy Furniss by the Gainesville Sun, was punched by one protester in a photo that has since gone viral. But Aaron Courtney, a high school football coach in Gainesville, tried a different tactic. He went up to Furnissand tried to engage him in a more loving manner.