A video showing a teacher singing a version of the “Happy Birthday” song to a Black child that includes the lyrics, “You look like a monkey, and you smell like one too,” is going viral and garnering ...

A six-year-old boy was celebrating his birthday at Floral Avenue Elementary School in Polk County, Florida, which included his teacher singing “Happy Birthday” to him in front of his class. But after ...

A Black mother in Polk County, Florida, is demanding an apology and disciplinary action after her son’s teacher sang a culturally insensitive remix of “Happy Birthday.” Desarae Prather is speaking out ...

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