Black Boys Don’t Need More Discipline… They Need Mentors & Role Models
by Marc Anthony Robinson
When I first met Chris, he was quiet—I could tell he was trying to figure out who I was, and who I could be in his life. The stories I heard about Chris did not align with the boy in front of me. I was told he was constantly removed from class and referred to the office. In fact, he had 60 such referrals in the first semester of school.
Black Children’s Pain is Punished or Criminalized Rather Thank Treated