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Happening Yesterday, Happened Tomorrow

How do we help young people process the ongoing reality of racial injustice in a way that gives space for both truth and healing? In this powerful piece from Rethinking Schools, author and educator Renée Watson shares how she used poetry to help students grapple with the murders of unarmed Black men—transforming grief and anger into critical thinking, creativity, and collective action.

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