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Photo by Nia Gilbert

Photo by Nia Gilbert

U-High Students Stage Black Lives Matter Demonstration

March 22, 2016

A sizeable percentage of students at University High School in Normal recently dressed all in black for a day to mark the Black Lives Matter movement.

There was some contention as other students dressed all in white as part of an All Lives Matter response. WGLT's Charlie Schlenker talked with two organizers of the Black Lives Matter effort, Juniors Seba Nassar and Nia Gilbert.

School administrators took care to encourage respectful dialogue on racial issues, though some posters were torn down. Two University High School teachers also publicized their classrooms as safe spaces to discuss racial and cultural issues connected to Black Lives Matter.

To listen to Schlenker's interview, visit http://wglt.org/post/u-high-students-hold-black-lives-matter-protest#stream/0 or listen below

Tags: race relations, WGLT, University High School
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