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“In Mississippi, a state with sharp racial disparities in health and education, the fight over whether to open schools, and how to protect kids, has put parents living in low-income, majority-Black communities like Mound Bayou in an especially tough position.” — The Undefeated
“These students feel capable of engaging in nuanced discussions and approaching fraught topics with care — even if today’s politicians don’t seem to think they can handle it.” — Salon
“As I discovered when I was a child, patriotic education is about celebrating whiteness at the expense of students of color, whose stories of resistance to white supremacy are often left out of textbooks and classroom lessons. What this creates, explains Lilliana Saldaña, associate professor and Mexican American studies program coordinator at the University of Texas at San Antonio, are generations of students who have been traumatized by their education.” — Teen Vogue
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