Student walkout news report from @theoregonian
The video documents a student walkout at Central Catholic High School, opening with footage of students chanting protest slogans. It then cuts to an interview with a student leader who explains the protest is a response to a racist chant used by the school's baseball team. The video intersperses her interview with more footage of the protest, where she expresses gratitude for the support, discusses the challenges of being a Black student at the school, and states that the administration's inaction forced them to protest, concluding with shots of the students marching.
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Transcript
Tier baseball team used a chant that was a call to action. It was not a word. It was not a microaggression. We wanna be very clear that this was no accident. This was no joke. It happened on several different occasions, and we think that's absolutely unacceptable. I can't even express how grateful I am how many people came out with us. It's sometimes really lonely being a black student at a PWI. And so I'm really proud of all the work that we've put in over the last two weeks. And I hope admin s
Topics: Social Activism, Current Events, Journalism, Student Lifestyle
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