On the recordMarch 24, 2021
I had rocks and racial slurs thrown at my bus simply for attending school while black.
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Kim Janey
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msnbc.comI had rocks and racial slurs thrown at my bus simply for attending school while black.
Janey reflects on her childhood experiences with school desegregation and the challenges she faced as a black student in Boston.
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