Black Student Union Shares Experiences at Upper School Assembly

Holton's Upper School Black Student Union held their annual Black History Month assembly. This year's assembly covered personal experiences of members of the club, black entrepreneurship, and slam poetry.

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Takara McLaughlin '18 shared a poem about the different textures of her beautiful hair.

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Rachel Blackwell '20 and Jamison Terry '20 discussed about tweets relating to their own black hair experiences.

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Gigi Gaskins '18 shared with the audience about the "angry black woman stereotype" and how media perpetuates this stereotype.

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Laila Holland '20 read her original slam poetry titled "What Does It Mean to Be Black in America."

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Sabrin Mohammednur '18 shared about the history of the first black millionaire, Madam C.J. Walker.

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Caitlyn Johnson '17 talked about the impact of micro-aggressions.

After the assembly, all of the Upper School students in their advisory group talked about the different topics discussed in assembly, which lead to an engaging dialogue about women and race in America.

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