A Mom’s View: As an Education and Civil Rights Activist, I Demand Racial Justice for Our Children, Especially in Our Public Schools

Christina Laster and her daughter Aniyah at a protest outside the Democratic presidential candidate debates in Los Angeles. (Daniel Laster)

By Christina Laster

June 22, 2020

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The former education chair of the Southwest Riverside County NAACP, former statewide community organizer for the California Policy Center, currently a civil rights activist and humanitarian, Christina Laster advocates for families nationally. She is also a National Parents Union delegate and adviser.

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A Mom’s View: As an Education and Civil Rights Activist, I Demand Racial Justice for Our Children, Especially in Our Public Schools

Untangle Your Mind!

Most Popular

Hawaii Officials: Number of Students Missing, Killed In Maui Fires Is ‘Too Small’ To Release

ChatGPT Is Landing Kids in the Principal’s Office, Survey Finds

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As Test Scores Crater, Debate Over Whether There’s a ‘Science’ To Math Recovery

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