A Glimpse into the Past.

The Wicked Orchard by Sidra Owens
5 min readFeb 14, 2022
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As everyone should know by now, we are mid-way through February, which is Black History Month. And it is always at this time of year that I begin to think about my elementary school. I went to an average sized, elementary school that was located down the street from a public housing development, better known as “The Projects.” This means that the demographic make-up of my school was nearly 100% Black. I could count on one hand the number of…

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