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And of course we were kids, So we're like, "well, that
doesn't make any sense." [laughing] [bell tolling] Brenda dash: I went to a catholic school. I was taught by nuns. There was one other black girl that went to school with me. Her name was celina. There was something called ascension day. When you got your grades, they rated you. They would say, "whoever comes first next month "will lead the parade." I came first the month of the ascension parade, And yet they put me in the back. And I complained. I'm like, why am I back here? I'm supposed to lead the parade. I came first. "well, you're too tall." And my mother went up Immediately over to
the school to complain
doesn't make any sense." [laughing] [bell tolling] Brenda dash: I went to a catholic school. I was taught by nuns. There was one other black girl that went to school with me. Her name was celina. There was something called ascension day. When you got your grades, they rated you. They would say, "whoever comes first next month "will lead the parade." I came first the month of the ascension parade, And yet they put me in the back. And I complained. I'm like, why am I back here? I'm supposed to lead the parade. I came first. "well, you're too tall." And my mother went up Immediately over to
the school to complain
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And of course we were kids,
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So we're like, "well, that
doesn't make any sense."
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[laughing]
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[bell tolling]
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Brenda dash:
I went to a catholic school.
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I was taught by nuns.
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There was one other black girl
that went to school with me.
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Her name was celina.
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There was something
called ascension day.
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When you got your grades,
they rated you.
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They would say, "whoever
comes first next month
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"will lead the parade."
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I came first the month
of the ascension parade,
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And yet they put
me in the back.
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And I complained.
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I'm like, why am I back here?
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I'm supposed to
lead the parade.
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I came first.
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"well, you're too tall."
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And my mother went up
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Immediately over to
the school to complain.
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Movie Summary
Interviews to narrate the long history of anti-black racism in Canada, including police brutality and the rise of hip-hop music.
