Scott Shumaker, East Valley Tribune (Mesa, Ariz.)September 4, 2023 at 7:16 AMSep. 4—A Mesa resident who is president of the East Valley chapter of the NAACP says the community must continue to have uncomfortable conversations about racism.The remarks by Kiana Sears, a second-term Mesa Public Schools Governing Board member, were prompted by the Supreme Court’s ruling this summer forbids college and universities from including race as an admissions factor.The NAACP is a national organization founded in 1909 that advocates for equity, rights and social inclusion for Black Americans.”There is a local angst about (the Supreme Court ruling), especially in the climate where you have seen,” Sears said in an interview with the Mesa Tribune, citing an “uncomfortability around any discussion with race.”She fears the high court ruling will impact other programs.”Those who are involved in programs for under-represented youth or groups are concerned whether the programs are going away or what will happen,” she said.”There’s no difference in capacity of people to learn and to grow and to actually l …
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