{"id":1460803,"date":"2022-05-02T17:59:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T21:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460803"},"modified":"2022-05-02T17:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T21:59:39","slug":"d-c-elementary-school-hosts-anti-racism-fight-club-assembly-with-fist-book-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-elementary-school-hosts-anti-racism-fight-club-assembly-with-fist-book-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Elementary School Hosts \u2018Anti-Racism Fight Club\u2019 Assembly With \u2018Fist Book\u2019 For Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-c-elementary-school-hosts-anti-racism-fight-club-assembly-with-fist-book-for-students%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1460803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/students-scaled.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Some politicians continue to insist that Critical Race Theory isn\u2019t being taught in elementary schools despite mounting evidence to the contrary. One of the latest examples to go public comes from Janney Elementary School in Washington, D.C., where students in preschool through third grade were presented with an assembly on being anti-racist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A November 30 letter from school principal Danielle Singh detailed the event, Fox News <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dc-elementary-anti-racism-fistbook-racist-family-members\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>. Speaker Doyin Richards, author of \u201cAnti-Racism Fight Club Fist Book For Kids,\u201d visited the elementary school to discuss some of the topics presented in his book.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs part of this work, each student has a fist book to help continue the dialogue at school and home,\u201d Singh\u2019s letter to parents <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/janneyschool.org\/principal\/letter-from-the-principal-136\/\"><span>read<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe recognize that any time we engage topics such as race and equity, we may experience a variety of emotions. This is a normal part of the learning and growing process. As a school community we want to continue the dialogue with our students and understand this is just the beginning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The linked <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1XHjFajb8vyzz6W_kQNc_2zfQ8Kuyi_G8\/view\"><span>document<\/span><\/a><span> to Richards\u2019 \u201cfist book\u201d does acknowledge that white people can experience \u201cracial prejudice,\u201d while also firmly asserting that white privilege is real and inescapable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The text states that \u201cwhite people are a part of a society that benefits them in almost every instance,\u201d and that \u201cit\u2019s as if white people walk around with an invisible force field because they hold all of the power in America.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf you are a white person, white privilege is something you were born with and it simply means that your life is not more difficult due to the color of your skin,\u201d the \u201cFistbook for Kids\u201d says. \u201cPut differently, it\u2019s not your fault for having white privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The document includes tips for being an antiracist at any age. It says that anti-racism \u201cisn\u2019t a spectator sport\u201d and that it requires \u201cbeing loud, uncomfortable, confrontational and visible to ensure change is made.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Parents reportedly received a link from the school, directing them to Richards\u2019 \u201cAnti-Racism Fight Club Fistbook\u201d for adults, a book that claims, \u201cracism is as American as apple pie and baseball.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAs we sit here today, it is still woven into the fabric of our homes, communities, schools, government, economic system, healthcare, and so much more. As a matter of fact, it would be difficult to find one facet of our society where racism does not exist,\u201d the book reads. \u201cWhite supremacy isn\u2019t the shark, it\u2019s the ocean.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One question students are encouraged to ask themselves reads, \u201cWhere do you see racism in yourself? This requires true soul-searching. Be real with yourself, don\u2019t feel guilt\/shame and own it. It\u2019s the first step in becoming an anti-racist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Richards\u2019 document also provides advice on dealing with \u201cracism from loved ones.\u201d It says adults in their lives can be wrong when it comes to matters of race.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf someone doesn\u2019t believe that people should be treated equally based on the color of their skin, then they are the problem. Parents need to stop making excuses for that behavior if they truly believe in anti-racism,\u201d the document reads.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWho in your family has racist beliefs? Do you think you can change their ways? What is your strategy for dealing with them?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>DC Public Schools told Fox News Digital in a statement that the original \u201cFistbook\u201d was not shared with the Janney Elementary School students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cDC Public Schools provides joyful and rigorous academic experiences for our students and is committed to advancing educational equity,\u201d the district said. \u201cIn December, a resource link with this content was shared in a parent newsletter at one of our schools. It is not part of our DCPS curriculum and was not shared with students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The text of the principal\u2019s letter seemed to imply the opposite of what the statement said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/utm.io\/ueuP8\"> <i><span>Become a member now and join our mission<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some politicians continue to insist that Critical Race Theory isn\u2019t being taught in elementary schools despite mounting evidence to the contrary. 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