User's comment:

"English" class is actually race class:

Student Zoom Chat below (names removed for privacy).

From XXX to Everyone:2:18 PM
WELL its describing the real world
my mistake

From XXX to Everyone:2:19 PM
kinda
it just shows the brother really cared about his brother

From XXX to Everyone:2:20 PM
People are always judged by the color of their skin

From XXX to Everyone:2:22 PM
they just see our skin as a threat ..

From XXX to Everyone:2:23 PM
which is sad like whyy

From XXX to Everyone:2:23 PM
why though. I never understood it, it's just skin

From XXX to Everyone:2:24 PM
our voices needs to be heard

From XXX to Everyone:2:25 PM
When we use our voices we always get silenced so that's why were trying to be loud because we've been hurt too many times

From XXX to Everyone:2:25 PM
yes soo true

From XXX to Everyone:2:26 PM
it came to the point we have to destroy things

From XXX to Everyone:2:27 PM
i dont know if you heared but there were like 2 women fighting and a man came to make them stop then the police came and shot him twice or more

From XXX to Everyone:2:27 PM
i mean

From XXX to Everyone:2:28 PM
he didnt deserve it at all

From XXX to Everyone:2:28 PM
a riot will shine brighter than a peaceful protest

From XXX to Everyone:2:28 PM
he was an innocent person

From XXX to Everyone:2:28 PM
not in a good way tho

From XXX to Everyone:2:28 PM
I have two little brothers who are adopted from Ethiopia and I remember when the guy got shot on his run my mom said something about how it's sickening to think that she will never have to worry about my older brother who is white going for a run but for my little brothers people can think wrong things

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
theres alot happening in the world

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
this is so sad

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
but hopefully 2021 will change evrything
everything

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
hopefully

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
yes a lot but were trying to make a change and make it better

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
it hurts

From XXX to Everyone:2:30 PM
do you really think it'll change ?

From XXX to Everyone:2:31 PM
well i want it to change

From XXX to Everyone:2:31 PM
no

From XXX to Everyone:2:31 PM
a riot will speak more volume than a peaceful protest because the media is biased

From XXX to Everyone:2:31 PM
*cough* blm

From XXX to Everyone:2:31 PM
they are afraid of the power we hold and because of how arrogant they are they ignore us and use the way we live against. they think they silenced us but i don't think so, and i believe we just got started.

From XXX to Everyone:2:32 PM
cant forget what happened to breanna taylor

From XXX to Everyone:2:32 PM
everyone knows the truth, i don't know why they try to push it away

From XXX to Everyone:2:32 PM
is being black a curse or blessing ??

From XXX to Everyone:2:32 PM
When I went to south Carolina at the Costco everyone was looking at us weird and we were being over checked with the things we bought. I think they think we stole something

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
they say in the bible um they put the curse

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
I think being black is a blessing

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
being black is a blessing

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
black is blessing

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
but we get killed for no reason

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
I'm proud to be black and so should you guys to

From XXX to Everyone:2:33 PM
ofc i am too

From XXX to Everyone:2:34 PM
its a blessing and a curse in my opinon

From XXX to Everyone:2:34 PM
i will never ever regret being black its amazing blessing

From XXX to Everyone:2:36 PM
facts
byeee have a great day yall

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9th Grade English reading "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds