I haven’t written anything over the past few weeks because I don’t have much to contribute to our national conversation on race. Now is the time for me to listen and understand. That being said, I’ve been drawn in by the rise of social media accounts in which black students share their experiences at private schools. These accounts, usually named “blackat<insert school name>” mostly feature a stream of testimonials to stupid, insensitive, and hurtful things kids and teachers have said and done. Not every white student or teacher described in these stories is malicious, but the hurt and fear are no less real to the black kids.
Black at <insert school here>
Black at <insert school here>
Black at <insert school here>
I haven’t written anything over the past few weeks because I don’t have much to contribute to our national conversation on race. Now is the time for me to listen and understand. That being said, I’ve been drawn in by the rise of social media accounts in which black students share their experiences at private schools. These accounts, usually named “blackat<insert school name>” mostly feature a stream of testimonials to stupid, insensitive, and hurtful things kids and teachers have said and done. Not every white student or teacher described in these stories is malicious, but the hurt and fear are no less real to the black kids.