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Cal Poly Humboldt student tells Human Rights Commission racism harms children; urges DEI support and community action
Summary
Cal Poly Humboldt student Carla Rubio presented to the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission on how individual, institutional and systemic racism harm children’s mental health, school safety and academic outcomes, urging reporting, DEI protection and community outreach.
Carla Rubio, a student at Cal Poly Humboldt, told the Humboldt County Human Rights Commission that racism takes multiple forms and that its effects on children are immediate and long-lasting. "If you're not careful, the newspaper will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppress," Rubio said, citing a Malcolm X line she used to frame the talk.
Rubio outlined individual racism (personal beliefs and actions), institutional racism (policies and practices that disadvantage groups) and systemic racism (societal patterns affecting education, health care,…
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