Manhattan’s Beacon High School students are fighting for racial equity in NYC’s highly segregated school system. Three student activists talk about their experiences in the elite public school, the student-led demonstrations and teach ins, and the Beacon Union of Unions’ comprehensive list of demands.
References
Beacon’s Union of Unions: click here to see their Policy Demands
Overview
00:00-00:47 Intros
00:47-05:54 Students’ experiences at Beacon
05:54-12:41 Student demands
12:41-15:12 Anti-racist curriculum
15:12-16:24 Teens Take Charge
16:24-18:27 What teachers need to do in making change
18:27-21:34 First Beacon demonstration in Fall 2019
21:34-27:26 December incident, response planning, and sit-in
27:26-31:01 Sit-in’s impact on relationships among students and with teachers
31:01-33:23 Sources of support for students’ June demands to administration
33:23-34:06 Administration’s response
34:06-36:15 Talking with students at other schools
36:15-37:10 Connections with Movement for Black Lives
37:10-37:40 Whites must choose between being racist and anti-racist
37:40-39:14 Outro
Transcription
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Credits
Photo: facebook.com/teenstakechargenyc and NYC Daily News
Soundtrack by Podington Bear
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