whytheracecardisplayed
Jan 4, 20201 min
Updated: May 1, 2023
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Racism occurs across a spectrum. It lives within individuals and between them, within institutions and across society. And at every level, children are affected by discriminatory beliefs and practices, said Farzana Saleem, PhD, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University. “Racism is learned early on in development, and children receive many messages about race and racism from a young age.”