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A
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
how
are
you
doing
good
good
afternoon
and
welcome
my
name-
is
Juliana
Garcia
Thais
I
am
the
diversity,
outreach
and
engagement
administrator
for
the
City
of
Bellevue
I,
along
with
my
diversity
advantage
team,
as
which
is
led
by
Elaine
Acacio
diversity
and
inclusion,
administrator
and
Lane
Anson,
that's
at
the
ATA
and
title
six
administrator.
Our
makeup
are
what
makes
up
the
diversity
team
really
happy
to
see
you
here
today.
I
want
to
acknowledge
our
elected
officials
that
are
here
today
and
especially
thank
you
to
Mayor
Len
Robinson.
A
A
We
might
also
be
receiving
a
few
other
elected
officials
in
a
little
bit,
but
for
now,
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
as
we
celebrate
dr.
Martin
Luther
King
Day
at
the
City
of
Bellevue.
This
is
a
really
special
event
and
kickoff.
We
kick
off
this
year
with
keynote
from
Asher
savage,
which
you
will
be
hearing
more
about.
In
a
little
bit,
we
celebrate
dr.
King's
legacy
the
man
who
stood
against
the
oppression
of
marginalized
communities
as
a
civil
rights
leader,
dr.
King,
had
the
vision
of
building
and
thriving
future
for
all
children
right.
A
So
we
know
that
he
said
that
directly
in
his
I
have
a
dream
speech,
and
that
is
something
that
is
really
important
for
him
and
was
important
for
him
to
visualize
and
see
all
children
being
successful
regardless
of
their
race
or
where
they
came
from.
Today's
keynote
will
resonate
with
many
of
us,
because
we
are
embedded
in
this
work
as
public
servants
before
we
get
started,
I'd
like
to
invite
Arlene
Ecosse
from
this
land,
who
will
do
a
traditional
indigenous
recognition
and
song
Thank
You
Riley.
B
B
So
some
of
these
things
in
America
are
put
forward,
like
you
know,
Liberty
and
all
these
things
freedom
began
then,
but
it
didn't,
as
indigenous
people
we
still
hold
sacred
to
that.
I
was
taught
as
a
young
boy
whenever
I
traveled
across
the
lands.
My
father
would
always
say:
son.
These
are
the
home
lands
of
the
Kiowa
people
son.
These
are
the
home
lands
of
the
Blackfeet
people
and
I
learned
from
a
very
important
lesson
that
wherever
we
go,
we
show
respect.
B
That's
we're
gonna
do
here
this
morning
my
father
taught
me
whenever
you
do
that,
son,
whatever
you
do
that
whatever
you
do
will
fall
into
place.
Everything
will
be
built
from
that
in
a
good
way
and
I
myself,
a
visitor
to
this
land
from
the
southwest
I.
Also
do
this
when
I
perform
ceremonies
when
I
do
traditional
prayers,
it
is
very,
very
important
and
crucial.
B
Those
of
you
whose
original
homelands
are
across
the
sea
or
other
areas
when
I've
traveled
to
many
places,
I've
traveled
to
Japan
I've
traveled
to
France
the
Middle
East
Italy,
when
I
was
in
those
lands,
I
had
the
highest
respect
because
I'm,
a
visitor
in
your
home
and
I
had
the
highest
respect
and
respectful
way,
because
anything
I
did
that
was
embarrassing
or
shameful
was
embarrassing
to
my
people
when
you
live
by
this
it
doesn't.
It
doesn't
do
anything
but
cause
you
to
have
that
deep
respect.
B
So
it's
in
that
tradition
in
that
line.
What
we're
gonna
do
today,
we
are
here
on
these
lands
of
the
coastal
Salish
people
who
have
lived
here
for
thousands
of
years
right
now.
The
Bellevue
school
district
is
collaborating
with
the
Snoqualmie
Nation
to
develop
curriculum
of
the
history
of
the
Swami
people.
In
this
area
there
are
the
other
coastal
tribes,
Salish
coastal
tribes
in
this
region.
B
We
acknowledge
them
this
morning
for
all
that
they
have
done
to
care
for
this
land
the
waters,
the
forests,
the
plants,
the
medicines,
all
the
prayers,
all
the
ceremonies
that
they
have
done
through
time.
All
the
sacrifice
that
they
have
done
the
blood
that
was
shed,
we
acknowledge
them,
and
we
ask
them
to
look
kindly
upon
us.
B
B
B
So
you've
heard
the
intention
spoken
by
her
this
event,
I
honestly
believe,
as
our
elders
teach
us,
you
look
outside
that
window,
you
see
those
trees
right
there.
Wherever
you
travel
around,
you
see
the
earth,
you
see
life.
One
of
the
things
our
elders
talk
about
is
that
humanity
has
lost
its
way.
We've
disconnected
ourselves
from
nature.
We
build
these
things
and
make
it
look
like
we're
isolated
by
ourselves,
but
no.
B
We
are
deeply
connected
to
everything
and
we
honestly
believe
in
our
ways
when
we
speak
and
intention
when
we
have
something
in
our
mind
in
our
heart
that
follows
that
way
of
beauty,
that
way
of
harmony,
that
way
of
wellness,
that
way
of
partnership,
that
they
will
help
you
even
the
plants.
The
water
still
help
you.
The
animals
still
help
you
every
day,
they're
going
about
the
business
of
keeping
life
going
every
day.
They
go
about
that
business
when
they
hear
us
as
human
state
that
listen
to
what
they
said,
let's
go
help
them.
B
What
they
do
want
to
do
is
a
good
thing.
Let's
go
help
them,
you
guys,
that's
what
we
believe
old
ways
and
we
believe
all
the
indigenous
people
of
Earth
have
kept
that
truth.
So
with
this
this
morning,
with
these
thoughts,
oh
I
wanted
to
share
too
also
right.
Now,
Valdez
school
district
is
about
to
launch
in
the
district,
the
acknowledgement
of
the
snow
calming
nation
of
being
on
their
traditional
homelands,
and
with
that
there
will
be
flags
that
will
be
placed
at
the
district
offices
and
at
various
schools
across
the
region.
B
So
this
is
something
and
it's
happening
all
across
America
I'm,
very
proud
of
it.
I
want
you
to
understand
that
we
as
indigenous
people,
we
have
no
desire
to
oppress
you.
We
have
no
desire
to
conquer
you.
We
have
no
desire
to
force
our
languages
upon.
You
desires
that
we
all
live
together
in
the
greatest
level
of
respect
and
partnership
that
we
can
so
in
our
way.
C
C
D
D
A
Sadly,
for
that
beautiful
blessing
and
intention
set
forth
for
our
time
today,
next
I'd
like
to
bring
in
Ross
Makonnen
who
is
going
to
be
renditioning,
the
black
national
anthem,
please
sing
along.
If
you
know,
and
if
you
don't
sing
along
the
car,
is
going
to
be
also
having
the
lyrics
there
as
well.
Thank
you
and
I.
E
F
F
F
C
F
From
the
gloomy
past,
till
now,
we
stand
dead
last
with
a
white
gleam
of
our
bright
star
is
cast
god
of
our
weary
years.
God
of
our
weary
years,
god
of
our
silent,
tears,
thou
who
has
brought
us
thus
far
on
the
way
now
who
has
by
thy
might
led
us
into
the
light,
keep
us
forever
in
the
path
we
pray
lest
our
feet.
Last
our
feet
stray
from
the
places
our
God,
where
we
met
be
star
hearts
drunk
with
the
wine
of
a
world.
We
for.
A
G
G
G
So
there's
only
one
person
that
the
City
of
Bellevue
celebrates
annually
only
one
person
that
really
we
honor
in
almost
a
whole
week
celebration
and
our
city
works
very
hard
to
put
this
event
on
today,
to
make
it
a
special
representation
of
somebody
who
has
so
affected
our
history
and
our
future
and
our
present
and
we
work
very
hard
to
find
the
appropriate
speaker.
And
so
you
can
imagine.
G
I
was
a
little
surprised
when
I
saw
we
had
a
high
school
student
speaking
today
and
I
was
mostly
surprised
because
I
don't
know
a
single
high
school
student
who
has
the
confidence
or
the
courage
to
speak
in
front
of
a
group
like
this,
but
I
assure
you
the
more
that
I've
gotten
to
know
our
speaker.
The
more
I
understand
and
appreciate
good
hype.
This
is
our
new
councilmember
Jeremy
Barksdale.
G
Asher
Savage
is
a
self-described
trans,
queer
black
senior
high
school
student
from
Seattle
who's
taken
his
own
life
experiences,
a
feeling
marginalized
of
feeling
underrepresented
and
turned
it
around
to
ask
his
fellow
high
school
students
what
their
experiences
in
high
school
and
through
his
research.
He
has
found
that
he's
neither
alone.
Nor
is
it
his
fault,
and
he
is
actually
a
published
author
with
his
memoirs.
G
Let's
see
you
failed
us
about
the
Seattle
School
District,
as
Nietzsche
has
said.
Much
greatness
is
derived
from
pain.
I
want
to
thank
you
as
your
for
having
the
courage
to
come
today
and
to
speak
about
your
experience
and
to
be
an
advocate
for
all
those
who
have
felt
some
of
the
pain
that
you
have
felt,
who
have
felt
marginalized
and
underrepresented
and
I.
Thank
you
for
coming
today
to
speak
to
us
at
Bellevue,
City
Hall,
welcome.
H
Thank
You
mayor
Lynn
Robinson
for
that
lovely
introduction
and
I
also
want
to
thank
the
previous
presenters
for
their
words
and
their
songs.
My
name
is
Asher
savage
I.
Am
the
author
of
you
failed
us
students
of
color
talk,
Seattle
schools
before
I
go
any
further.
I
can't
talk
about
the
present
state
of
this
country
without
reminding
others
and
myself
of
the
historical
framing.
The
United
States
was
established
on
the
practices
of
exploiting
land
and
labor
through
the
genocide
of
indigenous
people
and
enslavement
of
African
people.
H
The
original
colonizers
of
the
land
we
now
stand
on
have
set
the
stage
was
a
society
bound
by
the
need
for
white
supremacy
terrain.
We
are
taught
that
this
is
a
distant
past.
We've
moved
far
away
from
both
with
our
practices
and
beliefs
as
a
nation
that
the
changes
make
it
irrelevant
to
the
countries
present
and
future.
H
That's
not
what
I
see
what
I
see
is
black
people
murdered
by
the
police
I
see
our
prisons
filled
with
black
and
brown
bodies.
I,
see
immigrants
searching
for
a
different
life,
only
to
end
up
imprisoned
and
have
their
families
torn
apart.
I
see
the
neighborhood
I
grew
up
in
gentrified
historical
and
cultural
landmarks.
Torn
up
for
profit,
I,
see
billionaires
in
a
city
with
a
homelessness
crisis.
H
That's
the
reality.
I
wake
up
inside
every
day,
I
could
spend
the
rest
of
my
time
simply
listing
countless
impacts
of
instilled
racism
and
white
supremacy
in
this
country.
I
always
feel
overwhelmed
with
the
vast
amount
of
injustice
and
inhumanity
as
a
young
person
feeling
small
and
powerless
within
everything.
I
wanted
to
at
least
understand
an
impact.
The
spaces
I
oq
PI
I,
started
to
really
comprehend
the
racism
in
our
schools.
H
When
I
was
around
14
years
old
after
years
of
bottling
up
my
experiences
that
I
had
because
of
my
race
instantly
I
was
consumed
with
anger,
but
behind
that
there
was
a
lot
of
fear.
I
spent
a
few
years
feeling
hopelessly
stagnant
bound
in
this
institution,
tied
directly
to
racism
and
feeling
the
harm
that
it
caused.
H
There
came
a
point
where
stagnancy
was
no
longer
an
option
for
me.
I
could
not
sit
by
and
watch
students
of
color
year
after
year
being
harmed
by
the
system
that
should
be
giving
them
opportunity.
I've
challenged
myself
to
separate
the
system
of
education
with
education
itself.
I
do
fully
believe
that
the
concept
of
education
has
good
intentions.
H
The
overall
experience
for
communities
of
color
and
education
illustrates
the
racism
that
continues
to
be
perpetuated.
There's
a
plethora
of
quantitative
data
from
research
about
inequitable
and
racist
trends
in
education.
Some
people
really
like
numbers
and
seeing
the
data
is
what
makes
them
believe.
There's
an
issue
but
I
haven't
seen.
Mass
action
come
from
this
alone.
I
want
to
reframe
the
conversation
we
have
around
education
and
other
societal
issues
to
no
longer
Center
statistics
and
start
centering
human
voice
and
experience.
H
That's
the
exact
intention
behind
my
book,
because
movements
aren't
started
by
numbers,
they're
started
by
people
stories
and
emotion.
My
heart
has
been
crushed
over
and
over
again
by
the
real-life
stories
that
people
share
with
me
that
I
read
about
online
in
in
books.
It's
so
tempting
to
check
out
of
everything
going
wrong,
but
reminding
myself
of
the
people
impacted
keeps
me
going
I've
gone
to
school
in
Seattle.
For
my
whole
life
and
I
tested
into
the
program
in
Seattle
called
the
highly
capable
cohort
in
kindergarten.
H
H
That's
not
what
I
think
it
is,
or
even
what
I
believe
it's
intended
to
be,
but
that's
how
its
described
in
my
book
I
write
a
lot
about
my
experience
in
this
program.
As
a
black
student
in
the
program,
only
1%
of
students
are
black.
I
was
in
that
1%
to
share
with
you
a
little
more
about
my
experience
in
this
program.
I'm
gonna
read
the
introduction
to
my
book
when
I
was
in
elementary
school
every
year.
H
My
teacher
would
take
individual
pictures
of
all
the
children
in
the
class
and
then
hang
the
pictures
on
the
wall.
I
always
refused
to
have
my
picture
taken.
I
was
the
only
black
student
in
my
class
every
year
and
I
constantly
noticed
the
differences
between
me
and
the
other
students.
I
didn't
want
everyone
who
walked
into
the
room
and
looked
at
the
wall
of
pictures
to
notice
that
I
was
different
too
I
wanted
to
be
invisible
as
much
as
my
teachers.
Begged
me
got
irritated
with
me,
or
even
called
my
mom.
H
H
The
conversation
on
the
existence
and
structure
of
an
advanced
cohort
is
booming
to
keep
it
simple,
I
fully
believe
the
program
has
to
be
dismantled,
I'm,
not
someone
who
works
in
education,
I
don't
have
a
degree
in
policymaking,
but
as
a
student
of
color
who
has
experienced
it
firsthand
here
are
my
main
reasons.
One
a
huge
piece
of
the
education
experience
should
be
to
work
with
people
from
different
backgrounds
and
not
be
in
an
isolated
bubble
to
individual
needs
can
be
met
without
separating
different
types
of
learners
from
each
other
and
three.
H
The
program's
existence
establishes
a
hierarchy
in
schools
that
perpetuates
ideas
of
inferiority
and
superiority,
I'm
not
going
to
go
much
further
into
the
first
two
of
my
reasons,
because
they
focus
more
on
education
policies.
Specifically.
The
third,
however,
can
be
brought
in
in
two
aspects
of
society
as
a
whole
as
much
as
people
can
say
that
the
Honors
Program
isn't
about
being
superior
to
other
students,
the
name
itself
in
Seattle
highly
capable
cohort
directly
insinuates
that
these
students
are
somehow
above
the
rest,
especially
when
students
are
exposed
to
this
program
at
a
young
age.
H
H
H
This
argument
comes
from
a
capitalist,
based
mindset
that
instills
the
idea
that
only
a
select
few
are
deserving
of
status,
wealth
and
power
and
others
are
not.
We
can
see
this
ideology
in
action
extremely
well.
In
the
greater
Seattle
area,
we
have
billionaires
like
Jeff,
Bezos
and
Bill
Gates,
who
have
accumulated
more
wealth
than
they
could
ever
possibly
need,
but
are
somehow
respected
by
many
for
the
hard
work
they've
done
to
get
there.
H
However,
the
people
most
likely
to
become
homeless
are
born
into
poverty,
and
people
in
the
lower-class
are
the
ones
working
long
hours
for
little
pay,
even
though
the
work
that
they
do
is
necessary
for
capitalism
to
function,
its
normalized
for
human
rights
and
basic
needs
of
survival.
For
this
group
to
be
negated
in
order
for
an
elite
class
of
people
who
hoard
the
resources
to
exist,
keeping
the
upper
class
rich
is
more
important
than
keeping
the
lower
class
alive.
I
see
a
similar
concept
with
the
honors
program.
H
It
seems
like
for
many
people
it's
more
important
for
the
best
students
to
receive
an
incredible
education
than
for
other
students
to
receive
any
educational
opportunity
and
for
both
the
issue
of
wealth
distribution
and
the
honors
program.
Racism
is
deeply
ingrained
people
seen
as
less
important
are
the
people
of
color.
The
honors
program,
as
well
as
selective
private
education,
begins
the
process
for
selecting
individuals
to
fill
the
limited
positions
for
excellent
and
superior
people
in
society,
and
it's
not
a
coincidence
that
the
majority
happened
to
be
white.
H
H
We
still
have
a
socialized
need
to
create
a
hierarchy
in
almost
every
group
of
people,
there's
always
one
person
or
a
few
people
that
are
pointed
to
as
the
main
contributors
there's
a
desire
for
not
only
someone
to
step
up
as
the
leader,
but
for
there
to
be
a
known
face
of
the
group
and
for
a
person
to
be
credited
with
accomplishments,
even
though
they
were
not
responsible
for
everything.
The
group
did
they're,
the
ones
who
receive
recognition,
gained,
fame
or
infamy
and
others
involved
can
be
forgotten
in
the
shadow.
H
It
restructures
collective
efforts
into
an
individual
effort,
backed
by
a
collective.
The
civil
rights
movement
in
the
60s
instantly,
bring
specific
names
to
people's
minds,
the
first,
almost
always
being
dr.
Martin
Luther
King
jr.
I
learned
about
dr.
King
from
a
very
early
age.
The
first
time
I
can
recall,
was
when
I
was
in
first
grade
throughout
my
year,
is
in
elementary
and
middle
school,
I
consistently
learned
about
him.
H
H
More
than
the
specific
events
I
learned
about
what
I
most
took
away
from
those
lessons
at
a
young
age
was
his
vision.
That
was
taught
the
concept
that,
through
peace,
love
and
persistence,
one
could
make
a
change
and
be
loved
as
if
they
in
history,
dr.
King
was
an
incredible
individual.
He
made
impacts
in
society
that
have
remained
long
after
his
life
ended,
but
I
want
to
challenge
the
idea
that
these
should
be
referred
to
as
his
accomplishments.
H
He
was
the
face
of
all
of
this.
He
was
a
leader
within
it.
Still
I,
don't
think
we
can
or
should
individualize
a
collective
movement.
This
wasn't
only
dr.
King.
This
wasn't
only
dr.
King
in
the
other
famous
civil
rights
leaders,
the
accomplishments
during
the
60s
were
accomplishments
of
the
people,
their
accomplishments
of
the
lesser-known
civil
rights
leaders,
their
accomplishments
of
the
children
washed
down
the
street
with
water
hoses
during
the
children's
march.
They
were
accomplishments
of
the
college
and
high
school
students
who
were
harassed,
beaten
and
even
killed
during
sit-ins.
H
They
were
accomplishments
of
the
men
and
women
who
walked
to
work
every
day
during
the
Montgomery
bus
boycott
people's,
whose
names
were
never
mentioned.
I
can
see
both
that
dr.
King
was
an
incredible
visionary
and
also
that
every
single
other
person
involved
who
acted
because
they
could
see
a
different
future
was
a
visionary
as
well.
H
H
Malcolm
X
was
a
name
I
had
heard
of,
but
never
really
taught
substance
on.
There's
a
deliberate
reason
why
those
were
the
three
people
I
was
taught
about
in
school.
I
read
an
article
called
civil
rights
protests
were
never
popular.
That
I
found
profound
in
my
community
college
English
class.
In
my
junior
year
it
was
written
by
Tana,
Hesse,
Coates
and
posted
to
the
Atlantic
in
2017
for
context.
This
article
is
in
response
to
another
article
by
David,
Lionheart
posted
to
the
New
York
Times.
H
It
criticizes
the
effectiveness
of
kneeling
protests
brought
to
attention
by
Colin
Kaepernick
because
they
do
not
coincide
with
American
values,
as
dr.
King
did
so.
Therefore,
they
will
be
seen
as
seen
negatively
by
the
public
Coates
first
fact:
checks,
Lionhearts,
narrative,
that
the
civil
rights
that
the
civil
rights
movement
led
directly
to
white
support
and
the
passage
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act.
He
corrects
this
to
be
that
white
support
did
not
only
come
from
deposit
acceptance
of
the
movements
missions.
It
also
came
from
self-interested
motives,
such
as
the
threat
of
urban
rebellion.
H
In
addition,
the
general
opinion
on
King
was
negative.
A
poll
in
nineteen
sixty
three
came
back
with
63%
of
Americans
having
an
unfavorable
opinion
of
him.
This
directly
contradicts
Lionhearts
position.
That
Kaepernick
would
be
more
effective
if
he
was
more
like
dr.
King,
because
the
kneeling
protests
Paul
is
nearly
identical
with
64%
of
Americans
disapproving.
H
Clearly
something
about
the
public
opinion
on
dr.
King
has
changed
since
now,
nearly
every
American
grows
up
learning
about
him.
The
reason
for
this
is
because,
over
time,
his
image
was
able
to
be
painted
into
one
that
wasn't
controversial,
making
it
easier
for
people
to
get
behind
and
act
like
the
majority
always
was
dr.
King's,
true
story
and
vision
is
toned
down
to
have
him
fit
in
a
box
of
what
ideal
social
activist
should
look
like,
but
he
was
not
attempting
to
fit
in
the
box
that
people
now
keep
him
in.
He
was
radical.
H
H
America
has
done
dr.
King
a
great
disservice
with
the
way
his
legacy
has
been
manipulated
into
something
it
was
not
over
the
years
after
his
death
he's
become
such
a
carefully
curated
figure
in
history
that,
as
humanity,
has
become
less
important
than
what
he
can
symbolize.
There
was
a
real
man,
not
that
long
ago,
who
was
doing
hard
work
in
communities.
H
He
wasn't
always
the
symbolic
figure
of
peace
and
acceptance.
He
had
other
strong
beliefs
that
he
developed
over
time
near
the
end
of
his
life.
A
piece
of
dr.
King's
work
that
is
rarely
talked
about
was
his
growing
interest
in
anti
capitalism
and
working
on
the
issue
of
poverty,
a
quote
he
gave
in
a
speech
in
1967
stated.
H
We
must
recognize
that
we
can't
solve
our
problem
now
until
there
is
a
radical
redistribution
of
economic
and
political
power.
This
means
a
revolution
of
values
and
other
things.
We
must
see
now
that
the
evils
of
racism,
economic
exploitation
and
militarism
are
all
tied
together.
You
can't
really
get
rid
of
one
without
getting
rid
of
the
others.
The
whole
structure
of
American
life
must
be
changed.
H
It's
not
a
coincidence
that,
as
he
became
more
public
with
his
anti-capitalistic
ideas,
he
became
seen
as
more
of
a
threat
to
the
nation.
We
aren't
taught
in
school
about
this
piece
of
dr.
King's
legacy,
because
it
directly
interferes
with
the
narrative
that
he
was
an
American,
loving
man
who
wanted
black
and
white
kids
to
be
friends.
Census
occurred
right
at
the
end
of
his
life.
It
was
able
to
be
carefully
removed
from
his
known
legacy
and
for
him
as
a
historical
figure
to
remain
non-threatening.
H
H
H
H
Here
is
some
of
what
they
had
to
say.
My
native
culture
is
important
to
me
in
a
big
part
of
who
I
am
every
year
in
school,
in
history
class,
specifically
there's
a
day
or
two
set
aside.
Where
we
talk
about
Native,
American
people
and
the
culture,
it's
happened
every
year.
I
can
remember
it's
the
same.
H
Talk
every
time
usually
about
how
they're
represented
in
the
media
or
stereotypes,
it's
important
to
realize
that
there's
a
lot
more
to
Native
people
and
native
culture
than
stereotypes,
the
rest
of
the
year
Native
people
are
sort
of
forgotten
about.
Unfortunately,
I've
noticed
this
happen
with
a
lot
of
non-white,
history
and
another
student
shared
with
me.
H
The
most
representation
I've
had
is
learning
about
the
Harlem
Renaissance
and
slavery,
there's
nothing
about
the
event,
inventions
and
achievements
of
black
people.
What
we
learn
about
the
history
of
black
culture
and
the
US
history
of
slaves
is
warped.
Sometimes
a
lot
of
my
history.
Teachers
said
that
there
was
already
similar
systems
of
slavery
in
Africa.
So
when
white
people
took
slaves
from
Africa,
the
system
was
already
occurring
and
it
was
just
bringing
slavery
to
America.
This
was
not
accurate
at
all.
H
I
focus
mainly
on
race
in
my
book,
because
I
do
believe
is
at
the
heart
of
this
issue,
but
it's
important
for
other
identities
to
be
represented
within
education.
Many
students
of
color
are
grappling
with
understanding
other
parts
of
themselves,
in
addition
to
their
race.
As
someone
who
is
black,
queer
and
trans
no
aspect
of
my
identity
was
thoroughly
talked
about,
or
even
mentioned
at
all
in
school.
H
Another
piece
from
my
book
illustrates
the
experience
I
had
was
this
I
started
really
questioning
my
gender
and
sexuality.
When
I
was
around
14
in
eighth
grade,
it
was
a
difficult
transitional
period
for
me,
because
I
didn't
have
any
resources
to
guide
my
exploration.
I
wasn't
even
fully
aware
of
transgender
people
until
middle
school
and
I'm
pretty
sure
it
was
because
of
Caitlyn
Jenner
I
came
out
publicly
when
I
was
14
as
bisexual,
it
went
fine,
most
people
couldn't
have
cared
less
still.
I
didn't
have
any
information
on
what
my
identity
means.
H
Teachers
never
spoke
on
the
queer
community,
even
in
my
health
class
later
that
year,
when
I
started
to
dig
into
my
gender
I
had
a
similar
feeling
of
confusion
and
lack
of
representation.
I
had
nothing
to
guide
me
a
piece
of
history
that
ties
both
to
the
civil
rights
era
and
queer.
History
is
the
story
of
the
Stonewall
Riots
in
1969,
in
Greenwich
Village
in
New,
York
City
existed
the
Stonewall
Inn,
which
can
be
described
as
a
safe
haven
not
limited
to,
but
mainly
for
lower-class,
queer
and
trans
people.
H
The
owners
of
the
inn
had
connect
with
NYPD
and
could
usually
maneuver
around
any
legal
trouble,
allowing
the
business
to
remain
cheap
for
customers
by
cutting
expenses
that
would
normally
get
a
business
shut
down.
That
relationship
with
the
cops
ended
unexpectedly
On
June
28th
of
1969
cops
came
in
randomly
and
began
to
harass
those
inside
this
harassment
included,
checking
the
real
sex,
a
suspected
transgender
people
in
crossdressers,
proceeding
to
arrest
them
because
it
was
illegal
to
dress
him
that
way.
In
total,
13
people
were
taken
under
arrest.
H
The
community
there
that
included
gay
lesbian
and
transgender
people
united
in
their
outrage
and
violently
rioted
I
want
to
emphasize
the
importance
of
this
collective
action
before
I
name
a
specific
individual,
the
Stonewall
riot,
which
is
one
of
the
key
events
and
beginning
the
fight
for
queer
and
trans
liberation,
would
not
have
been
possible
if
the
people
were
divided
and
it's
generally
seen
as
the
collective
action
that
it
is
still
I
want
to
highlight.
A
black
woman
named
Marsha
P
Johnson,
even
though
everyone
involves
involved
agrees,
the
specifics
don't
really
matter.
H
Marsha
P
Johnson
is
usually
credited
was
throwing
the
first
brick
at
Stonewall
a
moment
frozen
in
time
that
began.
The
events
that
followed
Marsha
was
alive
before
the
term
transgender
even
existed,
so
she
would
usually
refer
to
herself
as
a
crossdresser
drag
queen
or
transvestite.
If
people
know
who
Marsha
is
at
all,
it's
usually
in
the
context
of
Stonewall,
but
in
no
way
did
her
community
work
start
or
end
there.
An
article
on
CNN
by
Christina,
mock
Soros,
creates
a
picture
of
the
rich
Marsha
Marsha.
H
Had
she
founded
one
of
the
first
safe
spaces
for
trans
homeless,
youth
and
advocated
tirelessly
on
the
behalf
of
sex
workers,
prisoners
and
people
with
hiv/aids
the
work
that
she
did
in
her
life
landed
her
in
the
same
position
as
many
other
community
organizers.
Marsha
was
found
dead
in
a
river
at
45
years.
Old
police
immediately
ruled
it
a
suicide,
but
friends
and
family
are
searching
that
this
was
a
murder.
H
H
I
fear
every
day
to
hear
that
one
of
my
friends
has
joined
this
list,
I'm
relatively
safer
as
a
trans
man,
because
I'm
not
impacted
by
transmisogyny,
but
seeing
black
trans
men
who
have
been
murdered
because
of
their
identity
makes
me
fear
for
my
own
life,
both
as
a
society
and
within
specific
communities.
We
haven't
had
enough
conversations
on
transphobia
and
the
impact
that
it
has
on
the
transgender
community.
I
think
that
school
is
the
obvious
place
to
have
these
conversations
to
start
talking
and
learning.
H
There's
many
issues
that
remain
invisible
until
someone
intentionally
brings
them
to
the
light
I
brought
up
some,
definitely
not
all
of
the
somewhat
hidden
P
of
the
civil
rights
movement
that
are
often
owned
unknown
to
people
who
don't
seek
it
out.
There
are
things
that
I
learned
as
I
began
to
dig
into
this
topic.
H
I
think
it's
important
to
remember
the
radical
work
that
was
done
during
this
era
and
the
radical
people
that
are
involved,
because
radicalism
today
is
often
spoken
about,
as
if
it's
brand
new
I
hope
that,
after
hearing
some
of
the
truth,
people
won't
revert
to
their
previous
understanding
of
this
era,
especially
when
addressing
dr.
King
I
want
to
remember
him
the
way
that
he
deserves
to
be
remembered
and
not
continue.
The
whitewashed
version
of
his
legacy,
the
work
that
was
started
during
this
movement
and
the
work
that
dr.
H
H
One
of
the
biggest
lessons
I've
learned
from
analyzing
this
movement
is
the
importance
and
power
of
collective
action.
I've
always
held
myself
to
a
high
standard
to
be
a
leader
within
the
organizing
work
that
I
do
whether
it's
in
a
school
club,
a
community
organization
or
on
my
own
I've,
realized
that
it's
less
important
to
show
up
as
a
strong
leader
than
to
show
up
as
myself
and
be
part
of
the
work
in
any
capacity.
H
I
see
that
I'm
recognized
often
as
a
youth
leader
but
I
want
people
to
understand
that
my
abilities
are
tied
directly
to
the
love
and
support
of
my
community.
Even
this
keynote
is
something
that
I
put
my
time
and
labor
into,
but
it
hasn't
been
a
solo
process.
I've
relied
on
support
from
the
mentors
in
my
life,
my
peers
and
my
mom
to
push
harder.
H
I
wouldn't
have
been
able
to
write
my
book
without
the
other
students
of
color
who
contributed
by
telling
their
story
with
the
anti-racist
work
I've
been
doing
in
education
since
I
released.
My
book
I've
been
wary
of
becoming
a
spokesperson
for
all
students
of
color.
Being
the
face
of
any
movement
or
cause
is
not
something
I'm
interested
in
being
I'm.
H
Simply
one
of
many
people
making
the
impact
they
can
I
know
that
my
life
purpose
is
to
be
part
of
a
revolutionary
movement,
but
I,
don't
think
that
the
goal
for
myself
or
anyone
interested
in
community
work
should
be
to
become
an
own
leader
like
dr.
King.
All
we
can
do
is
our
own
part
in
the
fight
for
justice
and
liberation
of
black
and
brown
people.
H
I'm
only
18
now
I'm
still
trying
to
figure
out
where
I
want
to
go
in
my
life
and
the
impact
I
want
to
make
the
education
system
stood
out
to
me
as
a
starting
point,
because
it's
a
system
that
I'm
familiar
with
and
have
direct
access
to,
but
I,
don't
necessarily
see
myself
limited
to
anti-racist
work
solely
in
education
moving
forward
a
big
part
of.
Why
is
because
I
don't
think
we
can
look
at
racism
in
schools
as
an
isolated
issue
when
it's
connected
entirely
to
a
country
based
in
white
supremacy.
H
H
What
I've
been
drawn
to
recently
is
envisioning
ways
to
transform
the
world
we
have
now
into
something
that
can
only
be
described
as
utopian.
We
can
transform
our
schools
while
we
transform
everything
else.
I
think
that
one
of
the
greatest
gifts
humans
have
is
our
imagination
and
when
we're
looking
for
creating
big
changes,
we
have
to
begin
by
imagining
what
we're
looking
for
in
order
to
take
the
steps
to
get
there.
I
will
never
forget
the
past.
We
never
should
forget
it.
H
It
informs
us
of
the
conditions
we
are
working
in,
but
we
need
to
focus
on
what
we
can
build
for
the
future
community
groups
that
I'm
either
part
of
or
been
touched
by
often
say
the
youth
right
now
are
the
truth.
Right
now,
I
couldn't
say
that
better
myself,
when
I
lose
hope
for
change
to
come
from
older
generations.
I
remind
myself
of
the
powerful
people,
my
age
and
younger.
H
My
peers
are
the
ones
who
keep
me
grounded
in
this
work
being
around
powerful,
compassionate
revolutionary
young
people
is
a
reminder
of
the
strength
we
have
when
we
come
together.
It's
younger
than
me
are
inspiring
as
well.
They
fill
me
with
hope,
because
of
the
kindness
that
they
show
the
lack
of
prejudiced
ideas
instilled
inside
of
them
and
the
willingness
that
they
have
to
learn
I'm
beyond
excited
to
see
what
my
generation
and
future
ones
will
do.
The
necessity
and
urgency
for
change
is
what
propels
many
of
us
forward
for
you.
H
Adults
I
believe
that
one
of
the
most
important
jobs
you
have
is
to
listen
to
the
youth
and
see
us
as
important,
see
us
as
powerful
see
us
as
your
future.
We
are
whether
you
like
that
or
not
we've
seen
monumental
change
happen
in
the
past,
we've
seen
empires
rise
and
fall,
and
it's
clear
it
can
happen
in
the
future.
I'm
thankful
for
dr.
King
for
inspiring
me
in
my
early
years
and
all
those
who
have
inspired
me
since
I'm
extraordinary
great,
extraordinarily
grateful
to
be
sharing
this
day
with
everyone
here.
Thank
you
all.
A
Thank
you
again
sure,
amazingly
inspiring,
and
your
words
have
resonated
with
all
of
us
here
today,
based
on
the
experiences
that
you've
had
you've
written
this
wonderful
book.
That
I
really
hope
you
all
will
get
a
chance
to
to.
You
know,
look
through
it
read
it,
learn
about
how
we
can
make
education
system
and
our
cities
better
places
for
for
everyone.
So
now
that
you've
informed
us
a
little
bit
of
the
history
and
your
experiences
that
have
informed
this
book,
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
do
a
few
questions
with
you.
A
A
A
So
if
you
have
any
question,
raise
your
hand
and
I'll
go
ahead
and
start
with
some
of
the
questions
of
my
own,
so
kind
of
delving
a
little
bit
deeper
in
your
book
as
you're,
and
you
bring
up
notions
of
segregation
and
representation,
whether
that's
internalized
through
just
questioning
and
your
connectedness
to
blackness,
because
of
the
programs
that
you
were
in
or
the
access
that
you
had
or
implicit
or
and
explicitly
him
by
design.
So
the
derivatives
proportionate
amount
of
black
students
who
were
in
advanced
classes.
A
H
Like
I
mentioned,
when
I
was
growing
up,
I
was
in
the
HCC
program,
which
happens
to
be
a
very
white
program
and
for
me,
I'm
I
have
a
white
mom.
My
black
father
lives
across
the
country.
So,
in
that
program,
living
with
a
white
mom
I
was
very
much
surrounded
by
whiteness
growing
up
and
as
someone
who
is
not
white,
who
does
not
look
white,
it
was
hard.
H
It
was
hard
for
me
to
figure
out
what
my
identity
was
for
many
years,
especially
when
being
in
that
program
made
me
feel
as
if
it
was
wrong
of
me
to
be
that
way,
because
it
made
me
feel
isolated
from
other
people.
It
was
harder
to
make
friends,
it
was
harder
to
fit
in
I
felt
like
I
was
being
treated
differently
and
it
took
a
long
a
while
for
me
to
realize
that
no
being
black
is
a
beautiful
thing.
It's
something
that
I
should
love
about
myself.
H
It's
something
that
I
should
be
proud
of,
and
I
can
say
now
that
I
am
but
I
think
that
that
is
one
of
the
biggest
impacts
it
had
on
my
life.
It
really
lowered
my
self-esteem
growing
up.
It
made
it
harder
for
me
to
love
and
accept
who
I
was
because
of
the
segregation
and
because
of
being
the
only
black
student
in
a
classroom
for
many
years,
I've
heard
very
similar
things
from
other
students
of
color
in
this
program.
H
A
lot
of
us
have
a
very
similar
story
around
this
and
I
also
think
it's
incredibly
important
for
me
to
emphasize
that
yes,
I
had
this
negative
impact,
but
the
students
who
are
in
general
program
have
an
incredibly
hard
time
and
I
can't
speak
on
that
from
my
own
experience.
But
I
know
from
what
I've
been
told
by
these
individuals
that
they
really
did
view
themselves
as
less
than
from
the
entire
time
that
they
were
growing
up
because
of
the
existence
of
this
program
and
because
of
the
clear
segregation
of
it
I.
A
Again,
if
you,
if
you
have
a
question,
raise
your
hand
and
somebody
will
come
by
with
a
card
and
a
pencil
as
well.
The
next
question
that
I
have
here
is
about
history
and
how
its
bias
or
on
and-
and
you
know
you
reference
this
in
your
book
several
times
of
just
the
representation
that
exists
in
history
books.
A
But
your
excerpt
says:
schools
teach
selectively
pieces
of
history
that
they
want
us
to
learn,
and
you
also
bring
this
up
in
your
speech
today.
Really
well.
Rather
than
giving
us
a
big
picture
and
a
reality,
mister
classes
tend
to
be
Eurocentric.
It's
almost
as
if
history
of
other
places
is
negligible
up
until
European
context,
Center,
which
you
mentioned
moving
through
the
education
system
as
a
black
student,
was
difficult
aspect.
A
I
will
saw
all
the
names
and
backgrounds
of
European
colonizers,
but
I
didn't
know
any
of
my
own
history
again,
as
you
mentioned
in
your
speech
earlier,
can
you
tell
us
more
about
how
we
can
bring
in
the
recognition
of
history
in
these
classes
and
and
also,
how
can
we
do
better
and
not
excluding
some
of
this
history?
It's.
H
H
The
only
two
black
teachers
I've
had
were
last
year
in
this
quarter
ever
I
also
think
that
a
huge
piece
of
the
curriculum
and
something
that
people
in
the
Seattle
district
are
fighting
for
is
mandating
ethnic
studies
as
a
one,
a
graduation
requirement
and
also
being
able
to
cross
credit
that
with
core
curriculum
classes.
So
you
could
take
ethnic
studies
and
get
a
history
credit
rather
than
just
getting
an
elective
credit
and
I
think
that
I
think
ethnic
studies
is
a
class
that
one
everyone
should
be
able
needs
to
take
into
I.
H
When
what
I
have
heard
from
students
of
color
everyone
says
it's
the
best
class
they've
ever
taken,
it
was
a
class
where
they
felt
like
they
could
open
up.
It
was
a
class
where
they
felt
that
they
were
learning
things
that
really
mattered
to
them
in
a
way
that
other
classes
didn't
quite
resonate,
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
work
that
needs
to
be
done
within
the
curriculum.
Those
are
just
a
few
of
my
initial
thoughts.
A
H
H
All
the
time
think
that
a
lot
of
this
needs
to
be
coming
from
community
organizations
with
people
who
do
this
work
in
a
community
setting
rather
than
in
a
government
setting,
and
that
doesn't
mean
that
government
can't
do
anything,
but
I
think
that
I
at
least
do
not
rely
on
government
to
provide
that
support.
For
me,.
A
H
Think
that
after
that,
I
don't
think
that
conversations
are
the
end-all
be-all.
But
I
think
that
it's
important
to
just
have
these
conversations
and
not
and
I
think
there's
a
fine
line
between
pushing
people
too
hard
so
that
they
get
pushed
out,
but
also
not
just
accepting
that
some
people
are
transphobic,
because
it's
not
okay
to
be
transphobic.
That's
not
something
that
you
should
just
accept
of
people
and
I
agree
that
it
might
take
time
for
some
people
to
come
around.
H
A
So
this
is
gonna
be
kind
of
close
to
our
last
question.
If
we
have
more
time,
we
will
answer
more
questions,
but
one
of
the
reasons
that
we
were
really
excited
to
bring
you
here
as
a
keynote
was
not
only
because
of
your
powerful
book,
but
also
within
the
notion
that
youth
activism
exists
and
is
alive
and
it's
the
driving
force
for
many
changes
that
we
see
in
our
current
history.
A
We
know
that
your
book
has
created
a
lot
of
conversation
on
the
educational
system
within
Seattle,
Public,
Schools
with
administrators
and
then
also
local
leaders.
Can
you
summarize
three
main
topics
that
have
come
up
from
from
these
conversations
and
what
are
the
commitments
being
made
to
address
those
issues?
Yeah.
H
Number
one
that
comes
to
mind
is
immediately
people
start
talking
about
the
Honors
Program.
That
is
definitely
the
main
thing
that
people
immediately
are
interested
in
talking
about
I.
Think
it's
cuz.
It's
like
a
hot
topic
right
now
in
a
lot
of
ways.
So
people
are
just
people
just
want
to
hear
what
I
have
to
say
about
that
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
people
are
honestly
not
always
in
a
kind
way,
but
very,
very
much
argumentative
around
this
topic.
H
I
try
to
be
very
blunt
with
my
opinion
on
this
I,
stick
to
what
I
believe
on
this
I
think
it
needs
to
be
dismantled
and
I
already
stated.
Why?
So
that's
one
conversation
that
I
notice
has
come
up
or
has
it
already
was
around,
but
at
my
book,
I
think
kind
of
added
something
to
that
conversation.
Another
thing
that
I've
noticed
come
up.
Is
educators
really
wanting
to
learn
how
to
support
their
students
of
color
and
figuring
out
the
ways
that
they
can
do
that
effectively
and
I.
H
Think
that
is
a
fantastic
conversation
to
be
starting
I.
Think
it's
really
important
for
educate
to
be
thinking
about
that
and
thinking
about
how,
when
you're
fighting
a
system,
that's
deeply
ingrained
with
racism.
You
need
to
be
doing
a
little
extra
for
certain
students
to
make
them
feel
like
they
deserve
to
be
in
that
classroom
and
that
they're
welcome
they're,
trying
to
think
of
a
good
third
one.
I.
H
Think
probably
the
idea
of
representation
and
curriculum
is
definitely
something.
That's
come
up
and
I've
kind
of
already
gone
over.
How
that
has
looked
but
again,
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
be
reevaluating
how
what
our
students
are
taught
and
how
they're
taught
it
and
who
they're
taught
by
and.
H
A
H
I
talked
I,
don't
think
I've
really
shared
this
with
that
many
people,
some
people
but
I'll,
give
you
the
the
the
premise
of
this
book
of
my
next
book
is
so
the
first
book
was
really
centered
around
me
being
really
mad
and
we
me
being
really
disappointed
and
everything
this
book
is
gonna.
Be
it's
gonna
challenge
me
because
I
have
to
be
a
bit
optimistic
with
this
one,
and
that
is
a
bit
harder
for
me
to
do.
H
But
I
love
a
challenge
and
the
idea
of
this
book
is
centered
around
a
hope
and
transformation
and
asking
students
of
color
less
about.
What's
going
wrong,
but
more
about
what
do
you
want
to
see?
What
would
make
you
happy
in
your
life?
What
is
the
world
you
want
to
live
in?
What
would
a
school
that
you
want
to
attend?
H
Look
like
so
I'm
kind
of
redirecting
the
focus
and
another
big
aspect
of
the
second
book
is
going
to
talk
about
more
intersectional
issues,
because
I
feel
like
I
I
talked
a
little
bit
about
myself
and
my
gender
and
sexuality,
but
I
want
to
hear
more
directly
from
other
students,
and
a
lot
of
that
will
be
direct
student
submissions
that
they
can
submit
to
me
about
their
own
experiences.
I'm
really
excited
about
this
one
I
think
it's
again.
H
A
A
So
with
that,
we
are
actually
gonna
close
on
the
program.
We
have
a
Bellevue
school
district
who
could
not
make
it
because
they
had
two
snow
days
this
week
and
we
were
close
to
really
having
a
ton
of
students
here
to
engage
in
a
conversation.
However,
due
to
the
weather,
they
were
not
able
to
make
it.
However,
I
really
do
hope
that
you
get
a
chance
to.
If
you
didn't
ask
sure
the
questions
that
you
had.
You
had
a
chance
to
catch
him
here
for
a
little
bit
after
this.