Humble ISD addresses racism issues at board meeting

Diversity, inclusion and forward progression were at the forefront of Humble ISD’s regular school board meeting Tuesday night, June 9, as boardmember Martina Lemond Dixon solicited the district to create an official diversity statement and mandate inclusion training. During the section designated to comments by individual board members, Dixon shared what she called “a very painful and personal” account of an instance when she was once pulled over by law enforcement officers en route to Atlanta and how that memory relates to today’s current events.
According to Dixon, she was six months pregnant and driving their “almost-new” Toyota 4-Runner when the incident took place. Upon pulling over, the officer came to the driver’s side window, where Dixon was seated, and asked for her license and registration. That officer went to his unit and returned, asking Dixon to exit the vehicle and go to the rear of it.

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