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Silas High students say Black History Month feels 'temporary,' recount slurs and limited representation in textbooks
Summary
Three students from Silas High School's Black Student Union said Black History Month often feels short-lived, described encountering racial slurs in school hallways and said history curriculum lacks positive representation of Black people.
In recorded remarks, three students from Silas High School's Black Student Union said Black History Month often feels like a brief celebration and recounted experiencing racial slurs and limited representation of Black people in classroom materials.
Versailles, a senior and president of the Black Student Union at Silas High School, said Black History Month can feel like "a little birthday the next day, and then no more candles, no more celebrating." She added that she reflects "on how far we came" and…
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