To be Black and raise Black children comes with a lifetime commitment to safeguarding their physical and emotional safety as much as possible as they navigate systems that are hostile to them. The education system is but one of many. In this week's episode, Relando shares an experience that highlights how some things that are taken as "normal" or "routine" pieces of curriculum can be harmful to Black children.
Blog Post referenced in this episode: On "Crazy Hair Day": A Letter to Daycare
Articles Mentioned:
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy Degruy Times Black Girls Were Suspended for Their Hairstyles Wearing natural hair, braids now protected in New York Schools, Stop doing "Crazy Hair Day" The Problem with "Crazy" Hair Day Yet Another Black Girl's Hair Policed by Her School, Her Afro Called "Out of Control" Black students at Massachusetts charter school sereved detention, suspended from sports teams for wewaring hair in braids When Black Hair Violates The Dress Code Tiana Parker, 7, Switches Schools After Being Forbidden from Wearing Dreads Parents Demand School Let Their Kids Wear African Head Wraps When hair breaks rules: Some black children are getting in trouble for natural hairstyles NYC Commission on Human Rights Legal Enforcement Guidance on Race Discrimination on the Basis of Hair
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