While Kamala Harris is trying to figure out her place in the White House, it looks like her niece Meena Harris knows exactly where she belongs and what she should be going in the public sphere.
Meena penned an op-ed for the Washington Post for parents who want to teach their children how to not be racist, especially if their schools don’t allow critical race theory to be taught at their district. Here’s what you need to know.
Meena Harris Is Trying Wants Parents To Teach Anti-Racism At Home
Meena started off her piece accusing Republican state legislatures of forbidding educations from discussing racism, equity and justice in classrooms” and complained that even schools in blue states don’t have “explicit plans to discuss anti-racism with an audience ready (and eager!) to learn about it.”
“All to say, public schools have long failed to acknowledge the history and realities of racism. The recent right-wing crusade against ‘critical race theory’ — a term so frightening its opponents dare not even learn what it means — is the latest manifestation of that deeply rooted trend,” Meena wrote.
“In the face of such daunting challenges, what are parents to do? Until and unless we see systemic change to properly desegregate our children’s schools and un-whitewash the curriculum, we need to fill the gaps ourselves.”
Meena also suggested that parents by books about “Black and Brown” people to help educate their families better about critical race theory at home.
“Titles that teach kids to value — not just tolerate — each other’s differences are certainly important. But with many of our schools failing to offer a curriculum or environment that combats racism, simply reading representative books to our kids isn’t enough,” Meena Harris told Washington Post readers.
“Parents need to share narratives with their children that are historically accurate and anti-racist. They need to tell stories that say what politicians are afraid to, and what so many teachers now can’t: that this country was stolen from Indigenous people, founded by white supremacists, and built on the backs of enslaved people — and that racism shapes our society to this day.”
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