Eva Showed Us How to Do Better for Black Students
“She loved all students, but she was very, very keen for the progress of Black students.” – My Name Is Eva: A Biography of Eva Smith (William Manning) Eva Smith cared about the education of Black youth. As a school outreach worker in North York, she noticed that the school system and curriculum failed to reflect and engage Black students, particularly those who were immigrants. Experiences of homelessness were also interfering in these young people’s ability to attend school. [...]