TORONTO -- In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, and the Black Lives Matter protests that ensued, the students at Newtonbrook Secondary School in Toronto, Ont., wanted their pain, and their struggles with anti-Black racism to be heard. In response, four Black teachers created a new university prep course, “Deconstructing anti-Black Racism in the Canadian and North American Context,” to be offered to Grade 12 students. The pilot course teaches students about Black history in North America what has led to the current climate, and how Blackness is portrayed in the media, and begins by laying out the basics of having respectful, thoughtful and critical conversations about race and racism – while addressing terms like “privilege” and “systemic racism.”