Salt Lake City students say they want to learn more about Black history
Students discuss their experiences in local schools and ways things could improve in a panel moderated by Rep. Sandra Hollins.
(Screenshot via Zoom) Rep. Sandra Hollins moderates a panel over Zoom about Black history in Utah schools on Thursday, April 15, 2021. High school students shared their thoughts on what they have been taught and what they wish they had learned.
Teach students about Black history, and not just as it pertains to tragedy.
That was the takeaway of a panel called “Black History is Utah History” hosted by the Salt Lake City Library on Thursday evening. Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City, moderated the panel with three high school students and Salt Lake City School District Board member Mohamed Baayd.