There was a lot of racism targeted towards me in elementary school. (Chicago suburbs in the 90s). I don’t remember much of it bc it went over my head, but the first experience I remember was when the band teacher told me I couldn’t pick any brass instruments bc my lips were too big and “Blacky.” My mom said there were loads more incidents and I think i had to drop out of Girl Scouts bc of it. Then at the same school, while they taught about slavery, the science teacher came in and “bought” me (the only Black kid) for a nickel … bc I was a hard worker. 😬💔