“What would they have done if Black Lives Matter would have stormed the Capitol,” asked Zarders.
Others, like eleventh-grade student Ayande Joseph, had answers.
“If it was Black Lives Matter who marched on the Capitol, it would be a lot more than four bodies that were dead,” said Joseph.
All students noted the difference in how mostly White crowds were treated compared to mostly Black crowds this summer.
Eleventh-grade student Alina Roach says they’re looking at everything, including the lack of police, the perceived lack of consequences, and what it says about how we react to large gatherings of different races.