{"id":606978,"date":"2023-02-10T16:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/alabama-teens-stage-walkout-over-alleged-censorship-of-black-history-month-program\/"},"modified":"2023-02-10T16:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T22:33:00","slug":"alabama-teens-stage-walkout-over-alleged-censorship-of-black-history-month-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/10\/alabama-teens-stage-walkout-over-alleged-censorship-of-black-history-month-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Teens Stage Walkout Over Alleged Censorship Of Black History Month Program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students at an\u00a0Alabama<\/a>\u00a0high school are taking a stand against administrators allegedly trying to whitewash their institution\u2019s Black History Month program.<\/p>\n

An Administrator Allegedly \u2018Felt Uncomfortable\u2019 About Slavery & Civil Rights Being Included<\/h3>\n

ABC 33\/40<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reports that the situation unfolded earlier this week at Hillcrest High School over in Tuscaloosa, as over 200 students participated in a walkout.\u00a0Notably, the protest went down in response to school administrators allegedly asking the students to cut major events from their Black History Month program.<\/p>\n

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STUDENTS PROTEST AT HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL: More than 200 students in Tuscaloosa County participated in a walk out protest at Hillcrest High school after a controversy about Black History Month. pic.twitter.com\/fI5GElJFX8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tim reid (@TimReidReporter) February 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

J\u2019Niyah Suttles, a high school senior, specifically noted, \u201cWe were told we couldn\u2019t talk about slavery and civil rights because one of our administrators felt uncomfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students React To BHM Program Censorship: \u2018Why Can\u2019t I Talk About It?\u2019<\/h3>\n

In response, J\u2019Niyah shared that she found the matter \u201cvery disturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy protector from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., for you to tell me I can\u2019t talk about something that is dealing with my culture is very disturbing, it\u2019s very confusing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jada Holt, another student at Hillcrest High School, reacted to the news by noting that history \u201ccan\u2019t be erased.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhy am I being censored about my culture something that is rooted in me? Why can\u2019t I talk about it? History is history and it\u2019s already been made, and it can\u2019t be erased.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ultimately, Jamiyah Brown\u2014a senior who choreographed the Black History Month program\u2014organized the walkout. Powerfully, she explained her motivation by proclaiming, \u201cWithout our history, we are nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWithout our history, we are nothing. Without teaching our youth where we come from, how can we move forward?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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There are so many things about this country that disgust me. Most of those things are somehow connected to the GOP. https:\/\/t.co\/nzEShUhtdd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jimmy Malone,liberal @malonespeaking everywhere (@malonespeaking) February 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Superintendent Pledges To \u2018Ensure All Students Know That They Are Valued\u2019<\/h3>\n

Lisa Young, the president of the NAACP\u2019s Tuscaloosa Branch, was also vocal in her opposition to the matter. In fact, she straight-up said, \u201cI don\u2019t know how you can talk about Black history in this country without talking about slavery or the civil rights movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also noted that she is \u201cangry\u201d over the situation and wants to \u201cmake their school a safe place.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m angry and part of me feels like we failed our students. We want to see what we can do to assist them, and make their school a safe place.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Keri Johnson, the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa County School System, also reportedly issued a statement on the matter. Notably, she said that they\u2019re \u201cputting together a plan to make sure [the] students feel heard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Tuscaloosa County School System supports our students\u2019 right to peacefully demonstrate. A number of our Hillcrest High students have concerns about the culture within their school. We care deeply about our students, and it is important that their concerns are heard. We are putting together a plan to make sure our students feel heard, so that we know the right steps to put in place to ensure all students know that they are valued.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What do you think about the overall situation over at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama?<\/p>\n

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Students at an\u00a0Alabama\u00a0high school are taking a stand against administrators allegedly trying to whitewash their institution\u2019s Black History Month program. An Administrator Allegedly \u2018Felt Uncomfortable\u2019 About Slavery & Civil Rights Being Included ABC 33\/40\u00a0reports that the situation unfolded earlier this week at Hillcrest High School over in Tuscaloosa, as over 200 students participated in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":606979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1619,534,4549],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-606978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alabama","8":"category-financial","9":"category-teens"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/606979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}