Reading While Black: Starr's Story

New York City, New York: In 2016, Starr was sitting in Barnes & Noble reading and a lady told her she couldn’t sit there because of the color of her skin. -- Questions for discussion and reflection: • Why do you think none of the people around Starr said anything to help the situation, especially the employees? • If you witnessed this happening, how would you react and act? • Regarding the comment from the guy on the train—what specifically about a Black person would make a white person so uncomfortable that they would want to move? Try to define the reasoning behind the discomfort. -- Find Starr on YouTube or Instagram.