Black Doll Incident at California School Renews Debate Over CRT, Ethnic Studies

Black Doll Incident at California School Renews Debate Over CRT, Ethnic Studies
Tamisha Smith, a teacher at Alisal High School, speaks at a school board meeting in Salinas, Calif., on Aug. 24, 2021. Screenshot via YouTube/SUHSD Official
Brad Jones
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Students and parents packed a recent school board meeting in Salinas, Calif., alleging “white supremacy” over photographs of a black baby doll posted on an Instagram account and demanding “restorative justice.”

The images showed the doll being run over by a vehicle and posed in front of an ambulance. The doll was called Shaniqua in the post and had its eyes crossed out, with a bandana around its neck and what appeared to represent an ankle bracelet. The photos were allegedly posted by students who attend Salinas High School.