Mississippi Middle School Assignment Asks Students To Pretend They’re Slaves Writing Letters Home To Africa

A Mississippi middle school is facing backlash after a teacher assigned an essay asking students to pretend they’re slaves. The incident took place at Purvis Middle School in Lamar County, Mississippi, as part of what was supposed to be a lesson on the “atrocities and negatives of slavery,” WDAM7 reported. Titled the “Slave Letter Writing Activity,” the assignment prompted the students to […]

NYC public school asks parents to ‘reflect’ on their ‘whiteness’

A New York City public school principal has asked parents to “reflect” on their “whiteness” passing out literature that says “white traitors’’ who “dismantle institutions,” education officials confirmed to New York Post. East Side Community School in Manhattan, New York features a list titled “The 8 White Identities,” which ranges from “White Supremacist’’ to “White Abolitionist.” […]