Black students across the country have a lot to say about policy changes that would bar educators from teaching about racism in schools.
“I don’t understand why we wouldn’t allow our students to learn about their identities, because for so long in the K-12 education system, students have been taught history from a white narrative,” said Ekene Okolo, a 17-year-old senior at Westview High School in San Diego. “The banning of CRT makes it seem like POC identities aren’t worthy enough of being shared or talked about. It keeps the white narrative at the forefront of our education system.
in June 2020 amid the George Floyd protests to uplift the voices of Black students in the Poway Unified School District. They began by posting students’ stories of racism on the account, but said they weren’t sure whether the page would have any impact because the school district’s Black population is so small. They were shocked when the Instagram account amassed thousands of followers in a matter of days.
The Instagram account features informational posts about everything from microaggressions to Black hairstyles and fundraisers. From there, the sisters created the
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