It's so refreshing to finally have an institution in our town that supports the real science and history impacting our lives today. So much white privilege is displayed by so many people who carelessly disregard the racist history of science and learning. Medical programs from experimentation on slave ships to the Tuskegee Study show us just how racist medicine, including modern medicine, is. That is why I am so proud to have an institution like the DeWitt District Library which embraces policies to reflect this dark past. Whereas everyone else is simply pretending just because they are vaccinated, they safe, and returning to "normal" life, DDL knows there is no more normal, that vaccines are highly suspect, and the only choice to remain safe is 24/7 masking, plastic barricades, etc.
What I don't understand though is why they aren't disinfecting the library materials...using the library is one degree away from shaking hands with everyone else who goes there and demonstrates a clear danger that DDL is simply disregarding. If they are serious about equitable safety, they need to address this immediately.
That being said, I am also pumped about how prominently DDL has embraced Critical Race Theory, proudly displaying a wide variety of CRT books for DeWitt to embrace. Anyone who has spent any time around this town, especially the schools, knows how deep racism runs. I, for one, agree with DDL and think it's important to teach kids as early as possible. Ensuring DeWitt's children, who - of course - frequently the library, immediately know their own implicit racism is the only way DeWitt is going to be able to heal from the racist past it blindly enjoys. read more