Wednesday was the high school's Black Heritage Celebration aka Celebration of Religious Privilege.
Featuring: Church hymns! Praising the Lord! Lead singers of local church choirs singing about Jesus saving people's souls!
Weird Moment: when the 85% white jazz choir sang "Thank You" by Boyz II Men.
WTF Moment: when I noticed that the posters entitled "From Slavery to Freedom" on the walls featured great African Americans like Denzel Washington playing Malcolm X, Tyra Banks, and Mrs. Brisco...the school's speech teacher. I know we're aiming towards moving past the token Black Americans that have impacted history, but REALLY!!?!? Mrs. Brisco can be replaced by Josephine Baker or Marcus Garvey.
AND WHY is the theme from slavery to freedom? Is this a national theme?
I'm sorry this wasn't a very cohesive post.
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