, who in 2019 became the first Black student body president at Yale University, calls himself the"Gen Z Historian" on social media. He shares stories of Black history and culture.
Meanwhile, new laws passed in more than a dozen states over the last two years have put a chill on classroom discussion of topics that touch on racism and sexism. “In high school, teachers didn’t really talk about current problems that are happening, especially when it comes to police brutality. That’s not talked about at all,” said McCollum, who now attends Hampton University, a historically Black institution in Virginia.