Sit down with Amaree Love

Life as a woman of color at a predominantly white institution.

The repercussions of white teachers saying racial slurs to our youths.

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Today, host Hal­lie LeTendre joins UConn senior, Ama­ree Love to talk about race. The pair break down an inci­dent cur­rent­ly under inves­ti­ga­tion in West Hart­ford, where a teacher said var­i­ous racial slurs to her class. It’s the stu­dent and his mom’s word ver­sus the teacher’s. Who would you believe? And, what should be done? How do inci­dents like this affect stu­dents as they grow up? It’s all talked about in today’s episode.

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