How did we get here?

Growing up a child of color it was hard for me to identify with any of my teachers none the less share any stories that I might have and experiences that I might have gone through. As I got older this continued and then I got to City College. I was 23 when I registered for a class titled: The Color Line. That’s when I realized I need to make sure that no other person has to ever go through so many years of school without speaking about race and racism based off of my OWN experience in the classroom. At 27 I had the opportunity to write a thesis about anything I was passionate about when it comes to education. I present to you research I did for my thesis & conversations that need to be read and shared. So here it is…