Kristi Williams started offering Saturday lessons in African American History early this year in a community center in Tulsa, after an Oklahoma state law — adopted by Republicans in 2021 — placed restrictions on how race and gender can be taught in Oklahoma's public schools.
The law has had a chilling effect on teachers who now fear that touching on race and racism in their classrooms could cost them their jobs if a student or parent complains that a lesson made them uncomfortable.
"They're just staying away from it and not teaching it," Williams said. "So I had to create a space for families to come in, and teach it."
https://www.klcc.org/npr-top-stories/2023-11-22/oklahoma-restricted-how-race-can-be-taught-so-these-black-teachers-stepped-up
