From the streets of New York to policy circles in Washington, the U.S. is grappling with how its unexamined history shapes modern racial inequalities. Cecilia Muñoz, former White House Domestic Policy Council director, puts it bluntly: 🔍 \"We’re reckoning with what we chose not to see—and it’s still haunting us.\"
In conversations across Bronx and Brooklyn neighborhoods, students and families describe a shared reality: dreams delayed by systemic barriers, and fears that their stories remain sidelined. One high schooler told Muñoz: \"They teach us MLK and Rosa Parks, but not why our schools still look segregated.\" 🏫✂️
Muñoz emphasizes that the legacy of slavery isn’t just a chapter in textbooks—it’s in housing policies, wealth gaps, and education access today. \"Progress stalls when we don’t confront hard truths,\" she says, pointing to recent debates over critical race theory as both a challenge and opportunity. 📚⚖️
For young activists, this moment feels like a wake-up call. \"History isn’t just about the past—it’s about whose future gets prioritized,\" argues a Brooklyn college student organizing local equity workshops. 🌱✨
