Though her words are undoubtedly poignant, it's important to see that it's never too late to express forgiveness and absolve even the most painful issues. And doing it in such a public way can be cathartic – especially for readers who can relate – and it's her bravery in doing so that we should respect, above all else.Related: more likely to be referred to juvenile court than white girls. These statistics are daunting in a country where Black girls aredisproportionately “I think we all have these situations in our lives where we learn to really, really give a heartfelt apology for the first time. Everybody makes mistakes, everybody really messes up sometimes and this is a song that I wrote from the perspective of a 17-year-old boy.” Research has found that beyond environmental racism’s impact on their education, Black girls are also overly criminalized and policed at school. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights reported that black girls weresuspended six times more often than white girls