US DC elementary school gave 4-year-olds ‘anti-racism’ ‘fistbook’ asking them to identify racist family members - 'It’s not your fault for having white privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it,' a presentation told kids in Pre-K through 3rd grade

A public elementary school in Washington, D.C., gave children as young as 4 a lesson on "anti-racism" that asked them to identify racist members of their family.

According to a Nov. 30 letter from Janney Elementary School Principal Danielle Singh, students in Pre-K through 3rd grade participated in an "Anti-Racism Fight Club" presentation by speaker Doyin Richards.

"As part of this work, each student has a fist book to help continue the dialogue at school and home," Singh’s letter stated, linking to Richards’ presentation. "We recognize that any time we engage topics such as race and equity, we may experience a variety of emotions. This is a normal part of the learning and growing process. As a school community we want to continue the dialogue with our students and understand this is just the beginning."

Richards’ "Anti-Racism Fight Club Fistbook for Kids" explains that "white people are a part of a society that benefits them in almost every instance," and that "it’s as if white people walk around with an invisible force field because they hold all of the power in America."

"If you are a white person, white privilege is something you were born with and it simply means that your life is not more difficult due to the color of your skin," the "Fistbook for Kids" explains. "Put differently, it’s not your fault for having white privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it."

The "Fistbook for Kids" says anti-racism "isn’t a spectator sport" but requires "being loud, uncomfortable, confrontational and visible to ensure change is made."

A series of questions in the book asks children, "Where do you see racism in yourself? This requires true soul-searching. Be real with yourself, don’t feel guilt/shame and own it. It’s the first step in becoming an anti-racist."

Under a section titled, "How to deal with racism from loved ones," the book teaches children that "just because someone is older than you doesn’t mean that they’re right all of the time."

"If someone doesn’t believe that people should be treated equally based on the color of their skin, then they are the problem. Parents need to stop making excuses for that behavior if they truly believe in anti-racism," the book says. "Who in your family has racist beliefs? Do you think you can change their ways? What is your strategy for dealing with them?"

After the presentation, the school sent parents a resource link directing them to Richards’ original "Anti-Racism Fight Club Fistbook" for adults, which declares that "racism is as American as apple pie and baseball."

"As we sit here today, it is still woven into the fabric of our homes, communities, schools, government, economic system, healthcare, and so much more. As a matter of fact, it would be difficult to find one facet of our society where racism does not exist," the book states. "White supremacy isn’t the shark, it’s the ocean."

The original "Fistbook" also claims that "if the police don’t murder citizens without penalty, then the riots/looting don’t happen," and that "your feelings about Colin Kaepernick serve as a great barometer of how you would feel about Dr. King" during the Civil Rights Movement.

"If you hate Kaepernick now, you’d hate Dr. King if he was alive today," it argues. "And do you know what’s funny? In 50 years from now, white people will probably talk glowingly of Kaepernick as they are with Dr. King now. Stop using his quotes to benefit your racism."

DC Public Schools told Fox News Digital in a statement that the original "Fistbook" was not shared with students.

"DC Public Schools provides joyful and rigorous academic experiences for our students and is committed to advancing educational equity," the district said. "In December, a resource link with this content was shared in a parent newsletter at one of our schools. It is not part of our DCPS curriculum and was not shared with students," the district said, referring to Richards’ guide for adults.

Commenters claiming to be parents at Janney Elementary complained about the Nov. 30 presentation and the "Fistbook for Kids" on the "DC Urban Moms and Dads" online forum.

"Anyone else’s Kindergarten kid freaked out by an anti-racism assembly today? My kid needed to sleep with a light on and the door open tonight," one person posted anonymously. "Anyone know what specifically was talked about? My kid couldn’t relay much except that she was scared."

The district declined to answer Fox News Digital’s inquiry about the "Fistbook for Kids" and whether the Nov. 30 presentation for students ages 4-9 was mandatory.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dc-elementary-anti-racism-fistbook-racist-family-members (A)

Anti-Racism Fight Club
Today students in grades pre-k through third grade participated in the Anti-Racism Fight Club presentation with Doyin Richards. As part of this work, each student has a fist book to help continue the dialogue at school and home (be sure to check out the helpful links on page 18). We recognize that any time we engage topics such as race and equity, we may experience a variety of emotions. This is a normal part of the learning and growing process. As a school community we want to continue the dialogue with our students and understand this is just the beginning.

https://janneyschool.org/principal/letter-from-the-principal-136/ (A)

 

[Keavy Rain]

Doesn't change the fact that you're a higher priority than most whites. It's very well likely that although you were rejected another minority did receive that position you were rejected from which validates the complaint if so.

I’m not gonna name names here but I’ve seen it firsthand myself throughout my adult life.

As long as you’re a minority, the budget allows it and you don’t become a liability racist whites will let you fail upward to assure themselves that they’re not racist because they uplifted that poor minority who couldn’t do it themselves.

The racism of low expectations and no accountability is the worst kind of racism, you cannot change my mind.

 

[ShortBusDriver]

Principal Danielle Singh

 

[The Last Stand]

Black person claiming to have applied for a job.

Press X to doubt.

I'm just yanking your chain. (I'm the one who rejected you. I run from employer to employer to reject just you. It's hard work, but I find it rewarding)

Seriously, though...

Every time I see shit like that it reminds me of the time some parents got together and beat the shit out of a teacher when I was a kid.

We need to go back to that.

I doubt it's because I'm Black but rather inexperienced. College education doesn't cut it.

 

[Mewtwo_Rain]

I’m not gonna name names here but I’ve seen it firsthand myself throughout my adult life.

As long as you’re a minority, the budget allows it and you don’t become a liability racist whites will let you fail upward to assure themselves that they’re not racist because they uplifted that poor minority who couldn’t do it themselves.

The racism of low expectations and no accountability is the worst kind of racism, you cannot change my mind.

To be honest I don't even think it's really racism of low expectations or beholding no accountability. As much as it sounds good, in reality the people who adhere to these ideologies literally think minorities are being held back and that they are just creating "equal opportunity" and that the minorities before failing are achieving those things on their own (Since the advantages are being handed by multiple people who may not interact with each other in these positions) by giving them that equal status. It certainly is nefarious and sinister with its end goals and intentions though.

I think the whole claim of racism of low expectations and non-accountability most of the time is merely a cope to rid the reality it's something far worse or to make it seem not as bad such as when Republican pundits constantly use that term (not in this case but you know what I mean) It also makes the minority seem like they're being taken advantage of when many are purposely gaining from it to their advantage and gaming the systems purposely and not because liberal nutjobs are handing them these "unwanted" advantages.

 

[Exigent Circumcisions]

Janney Elementary School

The signs were there all along.

 

[Keavy Rain]

To be honest I don't even think it's really racism of low expectations or beholding no accountability. As much as it sounds good, in reality the people who adhere to these ideologies literally think minorities are being held back and that they are just creating "equal opportunity" and that the minorities before failing are achieving those things on their own (Since the advantages are being handed by multiple people who may not interact with each other in these positions) by giving them that equal status. It certainly is nefarious and sinister with its end goals and intentions though.

I think the whole claim of racism of low expectations and non-accountability most of the time is merely a cope to rid the reality it's something far worse or to make it seem not as bad such as when Republican pundits constantly use that term (not in this case but you know what I mean) It also makes the minority seem like they're being taken advantage of when many are purposely gaining from it to their advantage and gaming the systems purposely and not because liberal nutjobs are handing them these "unwanted" advantages.

First off, great name. Second, I’m fully aware that the minorities uplifted are often complicit grifters but it doesn’t change the fact that they’re putting people in positions they don’t deserve and aren’t prepared for, making their subordinates lives worse due to incompetence or sanctioned malice.

 

[JoshPlz]

As a school community we want to continue the dialogue with our students and understand this is just the beginning.

It's NEVER enough.

"If you are a white person, white privilege is something you were born with and it simply means that your life is not more difficult due to the color of your skin," the "Fistbook for Kids" explains. "Put differently, it’s not your fault for having white privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it."

If you are a barely human nigger, subhuman privilege is something you were born with and it simply means that your life is not more difficult due to your inferior genetics. Put differently, it's not your fault for having nigger privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it.

 

[Mewtwo_Rain]

First off, great name. Second, I’m fully aware that the minorities uplifted are often complicit grifters but it doesn’t change the fact that they’re putting people in positions they don’t deserve and aren’t prepared for, making their subordinates lives worse due to incompetence or sanctioned malice.

Thanks, and in regards to that I don't disagree merely I think that it should be termed something else or called something different, because often times the right makes the grifters in this case (those taking advantage) out to be victims which in and of itself is self-perpetuating the bigotry of low expectations. "They didn't want those advantages I swear"-Some right wingers somewhere.

Note: I'm not saying you don't have the full scope or understanding I was merely stating why I dislike that term and how it's often used in right wing circles. Sure not only right wingers use that term, but it has a very obvious implication with how it's used to abstain from blame or bringing up race. Which is a-typical of the right wing in general as an issue generally.

 

[Fomo Hoire]

Making the child's self esteem dependent on the approval of the groomer is a key grooming strategy

Also of abusive adult dates/spouses. Which makes sense considering these are basically people championing childhood sexual agency so they can put their victims on the dating market. So they are kind of similar in theory.

In practice, society would condemn an abusive boyfriend, at least.

Abusive girlfriend on the other hand... #GAMERGATE

 

[OvercookedBacon]

DC elementary school gave 4-year-olds ‘anti-racism’ ‘fistbook’ asking them to identify racist family members​

Hey. Psst. HEY, ASSHOLE.
Nineteen Eighty-Four wasn't supposed to be an instruction manual.

 

[b0o0pinsn0o0tz]

I wish people would stop complaining about that. I'm Black and have been rejected for jobs several times.

What the actual fuck? I thought you were a woman from the nineteen ticketies that stumbled through some kind of time anomaly and ended up in current year.

 

[Hallucinogenic Penguin]

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Principal Danielle Singh

A lot of these so called Black Supremacists and Activists are about as black as a can of coffee creamer. Hmmmmm.

 

[BobbyBriggs69420]

We're going to do something extremely fun, we're going to play a wonderful game called "who is my daddy and what does he do?"

"My daddy's a yehudologist and he looks at kiwi farms all day"

 

[keyboredsm4shthe2nd]

I wish people would stop complaining about that. I'm Black and have been rejected for jobs several times.

Dude, companies have quotas, that's just a fact. One of my managers ("white" italian) got hired for a job because based on her name they thought she was Latina and were sorely disappointed when she actually showed up.

 

[Homegrown Homophobia]

I wish people would stop complaining about that. I'm Black and have been rejected for jobs several times.

Can also confirm being half beaner and marking myself hispanic on the demographics part of job apps does absolutely jack shit.

 

[NoReturn]

Sounds familiar....

The exact quote I was going to share, so please enjoy this scene from The Red Violin instead to see where we're heading:

See also, this discussion (yes from reddit, but in this case it's good) of how The Three Body Problem depicts idiots vs. physicists.

 

[Beautiful Border]

Richards’ "Anti-Racism Fight Club Fistbook for Kids" explains that "white people are a part of a society that benefits them in almost every instance," and that "it’s as if white people walk around with an invisible force field because they hold all of the power in America."

"If you are a white person, white privilege is something you were born with and it simply means that your life is not more difficult due to the color of your skin," the "Fistbook for Kids" explains. "Put differently, it’s not your fault for having white privilege, but it is your fault if you choose to ignore it."

What makes all of this so pathetic is that it wasn't black people who came up with any of this nonsense, but white liberal intellectuals like Peggy McIntosh who were disturbed by the lack of achievement of black people even after the Civil Rights movement of the 60s had eliminated all meaningful institutional barriers to their success. Without slavery or Jim Crow to explain the poverty and violence endemic in black communities they had to invent an unfalsifiable, invisible system of oppression as a way to conveniently explain why nothing had changed. They will say literally anything to avoid having to come to the obvious conclusion that black people are responsible for their own poor outcomes in life.

 

[The Last Stand]

What makes all of this so pathetic is that it wasn't black people who came up with any of this nonsense, but white liberal intellectuals like Peggy McIntosh who were disturbed by the lack of achievement of black people even after the Civil Rights movement of the 60s had eliminated all meaningful institutional barriers to their success.

They're speaking on our behalf. They said so.

 

[Ita Mori]

Imagine the rage on the teacher's face as only young Tyquan lists 2/3 his family as enthusiasts of vernacular like "cracka-ass muthafucka!" Or little Pedro says his uncle loves shouting "pinches gringos putos cara de verga me la pelan!".

 

[svetlalala]

Since this school is in D.C. I am assuming most of the kids in that school are not white. So, are these kids pointing out black family members who are racist to white people or do only the white kids participate in that exercise?

Teach the state standards you dumb cunts.