#KnowBetterDoBetter: Martha Burch talks growing up on both sides of Wyoming

Update: 2020-07-07

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In the fifth episode of the #AmplifyBlackVoices series, Martha - a longtime educator/administrator in Dearborn Public Schools - discusses what it was like growing up Black in both sides of Wyoming, as well as raising children in Dearborn later in her journey. She urges the Arab community to understand our history, and not play the role of the oppressor in our interactions with our Black neighbors and peers.

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#KnowBetterDoBetter: Martha Burch talks growing up on both sides of Wyoming

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#KnowBetterDoBetter: Martha Burch talks growing up on both sides of Wyoming

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#KnowBetterDoBetter: Martha Burch talks growing up on both sides of Wyoming