A year before, Masood had started wearing hijab, which she describes as “a deeply personal decision about...centering my faith as a visible part of my identity.” After that day, she says, “Our mosque held meetings on whether the women should remove their hijabs, if the men should shave their beards.” completely segregated and only 9% of Black students attended an integrated school. Reactions to the attacks have included mourn for the victims and denouncement of the violence. As the world waits for official word on a motive, the fact that so many Asian women were killed has sparked conversations about safety amid the ongoing surge in anti-Asian racism. Parkland survivor Alex Wind explained why more of the Parkland students weren't at Trump's meeting. "If Donald Trump wants to listen to us, he should have taken the first invitation," Windtold CNN