This Student Expertly Schools Her White Male Teacher On Racism

Lilly Workneh
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Teaching students about the reality of racism is important, and one video has gone viral showing what can happen when a student believes it hasn't been taught right.

The video, which wasshared to Facebook on Thursdayand has since received nearly 5 million views, captured a snippet of one student's reaction to her teacher's lesson plan on "What is racism?"

The student effectively schools the teacher, a white man, on some of the ways racism is perpetuated today beyond the discrimination against one's skin color.

Watch the video below:

"You're trying to say that it's just race. No. Racism is based on the systematic oppression of people. White people have never suffered that," the student said in the clip, highlighting the ways racism is also reflected through various social and political institutions.

"It's kind of like you, as a white man, saying what is and what is not racist. And that's what's been happening throughout this century," she added.

Meanwhile, the teacher, who is briefly shown in the video, stands silently and listens as she speaks. Moments later, when she's done, the classroom erupts into applause praising the young woman for her commentary.

Bravo, young lady. Bravo!

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Donate toys

Regularly go through their toys together for items they have outgrown or no longer love. Set aside the gently used ones (it's insulting to donate broken and battered things) and bring your children with you to deliver to the collection point.
Regularly go through their toys together for items they have outgrown or no longer love. Set aside the gently used ones (it's insulting to donate broken and battered things) and bring your children with you to deliver to the collection point.

Hold donation birthday parties

Ask guests to bring something simple for charity -- a book or small stuffed animal for instance -- rather than a gift for your child. Go as a family to a shelter, hospital or other place where these gifts will cheer up other children.
Ask guests to bring something simple for charity -- a book or small stuffed animal for instance -- rather than a gift for your child. Go as a family to a shelter, hospital or other place where these gifts will cheer up other children.

Small gestures

When you bake, make extras for an elderly neighbor. Shovel the driveway of the family next door with a new baby, or mow their lawn. Send cards and cookies to the troops. Draw pictures for the residents of the nearby retirement home.
When you bake, make extras for an elderly neighbor. Shovel the driveway of the family next door with a new baby, or mow their lawn. Send cards and cookies to the troops. Draw pictures for the residents of the nearby retirement home.

Be kind to animals

Buy pet food and treats and bring your children with you when you deliver to the local shelter.
Buy pet food and treats and bring your children with you when you deliver to the local shelter.

Feed real people who are hungry

Go as a family to the local food bank. They can not only watch where their canned donations go, but they can sweep and stack and meet the people who are served by their contributions. Or bring your kids along on a midnight run to deliver sandwiches to the homeless.
Go as a family to the local food bank. They can not only watch where their canned donations go, but they can sweep and stack and meet the people who are served by their contributions. Or bring your kids along on a midnight run to deliver sandwiches to the homeless.

Divide their allowance into "Spend" "Save" and "Give Away."

Then, periodically, decide how to give it away together.
Then, periodically, decide how to give it away together.

Give blood

They can't do this. But they can come along and wait while you do. They will like the cookies.
They can't do this. But they can come along and wait while you do. They will like the cookies.

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