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Racism in our midst: War against vice ought to start early in school

Hundreds of people demonstrate against racism in Times Square, New York City, on January 15, 2018. PHOTO | AFP

By  ALICE WAIRIMU NDERITU

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Last week, a parent home schooling his children as a result of the coronavirus school closures assigned them four tasks: read newspapers, summarise news items, explain the main idea from each column and identify new words.

After reading the The EastAfrican the children asked. “Baba, what is racism?”

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