However, the flaw in reasoning that reveals their true intention is the assumption that children are only taught about race in school. That children will never learn about race unless a teacher assigns works by Black, Indigenous, Latine, and Asian authors. By not teaching the history of race, we are still teaching race. Perhaps if we teach race in school, my daughter can learn about her Blackness in a way that will not traumatize her, like learning about race traumatized me. And if the banning of race is about “protecting children,” don’t Black children matter, too?

Source: Huffington Post August 13, 2022 18:21 UTC