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NYC Middle School To Divide Students by Race To Discuss Identity
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9:40Now PlayingA New York City middle school will offer what some are describing as a controversial but optional two-day exercise for seventh and eighth-graders.
They’ll have the opportunity, if they’d like, to divide into five racial groups to explore how race influences their experiences. The group that decides not to participate will discuss a question the principal writes as, “Why are we even talking about racial identity?”
The principal, who’s Black, reportedly explained the details in a recent email to parents, and said she offered the option to students because she feels the school has not done a good job of addressing racial issues.
Democratic strategist Bre Maxwell and social justice commentator Dr. Omékongo Dibinga join Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss.
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