Ibram X. Kendi Instagram – Black students remain the primary victims of reported hate attacks in U.S. schools. It is harmful *not* to teach Black students why they are facing these attacks. Because if a Black victim of a hate attack doesn’t understand anti-Black racism, then that student can blame themselves for the attack. (They hate me because there is something wrong with me, with Black people). It is harmful for non-Black students to come to the same conclusion. (They hate Black people because there is something wrong with them).
It is harmful *not* to teach Jewish and queer students why they are facing hate attacks. It is harmful not to teach students of all backgrounds why people hate Black, Jewish, and queer people. It protects students to learn about anti-Black racism, antisemitism, homophobia, and transphobia. Those censoring these subjects in classrooms, those banning books on these subjects, may have contributed to this doubling of hate attacks in U.S. schools. | Posted on 30/Jan/2024 22:50:55
