Remember how, just a few days after the election, I interviewed a woman by the name of Alicia Ramon about an incident of racial intimidation involving her daughter at Royal Oak Middle School? Well her daughter, who, as you may recall, had taped several white students pounding on cafeteria tables and chanting “Build the wall,” […]
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Josie Ramon, the 12 year old Royal Oak Middle School student who taped classmates chanting “Build the wall” at her and other Hispanic students, speaks with CNN
Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized Also tagged Alicia Ramon, Build the Wall, Donald Trump, Josie Ramon, racial intimidation, Royal Oak 2 Comments
The ACLU of Michigan calls for apology and restorative practices in the wake of racial taunts by Royal Oak Middle school students
A few days ago, as you may recall, I interviewed Alicia Ramon, the mother of a student at Royal Oak Middle School, about a series of racist incidents that had been directed at her daughter, Josie, and her fellow students of color. During that interview, as you may also recall, Ramon mentioned that she and […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized Also tagged ACLU, ACLU Michigan, Alicia Ramon, discipline, discrimination, Donald Trump, empathy, Mark Fancher, racial intimidation, Racial Justice Project, racism, restorative justice, restorative practices, Royal Oak, Shawn Lewis-Lakin 23 Comments
The mother of the Royal Oak 7th grader who shot the “Built the Wall” video talks about the climate of racial intimidation within the school
Last Wednesday, the day after Donald Trump was elected our 45th president, Alicia Ramon’s 7th grade daughter Josie texted her from the cafeteria of Royal Oak Middle School, where several white students had begun pounding on their tables and chanting “Build the wall,” while staring at their hispanic classmates. In her text, Ramon’s daughter, who […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan Also tagged ACLU, Alicia Ramon, Build the Wall, chanting, Donald Trump, International Baccalaureate, Josie Ramon, middle school, racial intimidation, racism, Royal Oak, white nationalism 67 Comments