RE: hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109…
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth !
Feb 9: Education
Q: Why do Black kids not do well in school, or in subjects like Math and Science?
A: This is only true in extremely racist countries. A racist person cannot teach a Black child effectively. It's not race. It's racism.
Read the whole thread.
mekka okereke :verified: (@mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io)
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth ! I'm still not talking about Black history. I'm still talking about white US history.mekka okereke :verified: (Hachyderm.io)
mekka okereke
in reply to mekka okereke • • •Related: Many of you were horrified to see that a kindergarten teacher would call ICE on her own 6 year old Hispanic student.
hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/116…
For some reason this is more shocking for US folk than the fact that there are cops stationed *in elementary schools*, to quickly arrest Black children at teachers' requests.
30,000 kids under 7 have been arrested. Of course they are disproportionately Black. Because racism.
mekka okereke
2026-02-04 05:28:44