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Cherry Hill middle schooler writes letter urging for discussion on black culture and history
CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Ebele Azikiwe, 11, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is doing what she can to make change happen.Reflecting on current events, the 6th grader wrote a letter to her principal at Beck Middle School, expressing the need for a deeper classroom discussion about black culture and history."I think if you’re gonna judge me off of my skin color at least know about my skin color," she said.She supports an expanded, updated social studies curriculum, one that goes beyond Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks...Ebele’s mom found out about her daughter’s letter after she sent It.