Racism introduced itself to me in kindergarten class
3 min readJun 10, 2020
Racism introduced itself to me in kindergarten class. My teacher invited the invisible guest into our classroom and it took up residence. My classmate told the teacher someone took her banana. After seeing my lunch, my teacher told me to give the banana back. I professed my innocence; however, my teacher insisted I stole it. Tears welled up in my eyes and slowly streamed down my cheeks. Racism…