'I'll still teach the same way,' Atlanta teacher says despite new 'divisive concepts' law

Howard Knight shows her students several recent racist incidents reported in the media. Here, students at a Houston high school held "Thug Day" as part of Spirit Week. (Kaitlin Kolarik/For WABE)

It’s now illegal in Georgia to teach certain “divisive concepts” in K-12 public schools. That includes teaching that the U.S. is systemically racist or that individuals are inherently racist. Critics say the law is an attempt to stop teachers from mentioning race at all in the classroom.

But Corinthia Howard Knight, a teacher at Atlanta’s Frederick Douglass High School, isn’t shying away from conversations about race.

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