Grandparent, Gary Comer College Prep
Chicago, Illinois
Lavern Thomas is a grandparent in the Chicago area who came together with more than 40 other African-American parents, students and teachers to talk about the Black experience in America’s public schools. These conversations were released as a video series in Getting Real About Education: A Conversation With Black Parents, Teachers and Students.
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