Pushed out and punished: One woman’s story shows how systems are failing black girls
“We celebrate Rosa Parks and talk about all of these women who were part of the construction of democracy,” Morris said. “Yet when black girls speak their truth they’re told that they are being disruptive to the learning process.”
Monica Rhor, USA TODAY
Updated 11:26 a.m. EDT May 15, 2019
I stumbled upon this article ” Racism in Schools: Pushed out and punished: One woman’s story shows how systems are failing black girls” in my Twitter feed, and as I read it tears rolled down my eyes because I had witnessed how young Black girls were labeled disruptive in preschool. As a former child care provider, I had always been concerned about the labeling of students but definitely of young Black girls because I understood the impact it would have on that’s child interaction with all future educators.
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This also affirms the conversation I want to ignite in this space. Feel free to share your story about experiencing racism school as a Black girl. And contribute to how might we create space for young Black girls to be themselves?
