Alora Young, a Hillsboro High (Metro Nashville Public Schools) graduate, is the youth poet laureate of the Southern United States.
My therapist told me I have to face my fears this year. And I turned to her and I said, Dr Jenifer, that s going to take a while.
Because as a person with OCD, I’m afraid of everything, starting with ladybugs, the concept of numbers, and addressing my learning disability.
My uncle never learned to read and many children who live in our most rural counties are dismissed for an issue like dyslexia. Kids like me. Kids denied a proper education because equity isn t free.
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Critical race theory ban dangerous precursor to Jim Crow 2 0
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State s critical race theory ban diminishes the Black experience LeBron Hill, Nashville Tennessean
Greetings, readers:
This is Tennessean Opinion Columnist LeBron Hill. Welcome to the first edition of the Black Tennessee Voices Newsletter.
On Wednesday, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law that bans critical race theory which acknowledges that systemic racism is embedded in our American society from being taught in schools.
The law was passed as lawmakers from across the state gave their reasoning to vote in favor of the bill. Most notably, State Rep. Justin Lafferty, R-Knoxville, falsely claimed that the Three-Fifths Compromise, an 18th century law which acknowledges three-fifths of an enslaved African American as a person, was created to end slavery.