Oklahoma restricted how race can be taught. So these Black teachers stepped up.

"They're just staying away from it and not teaching it," Williams said. "So I had to create a space for families to come in, and teach it."

"The law has had a chilling effect on teachers who now fear that touching on race and racism in their classrooms could cost them their jobs if a student or parent complains that a lesson made them uncomfortable," Williams said.

"So I had to create a space for families to come in, and teach it."

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