The city of Seattle has a page dedicated to the issue of race and social justice in education. http://www.seattle.gov/rsji begins the page saying "Imagine a city where...every schoolchild, regardless of language and cultural differences receives a quality education and feels safe and included...race does not predict how much you earn or your chance of being homeless or going to prison...African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans can expect to live as long as white people" And according to the site, "The Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) is an effort of Seattle City government to realize the vision of racial equity."
There's also a site dedicated to this: https://www.raceforward.org/about. This organization is set up to "build awareness, solutions and leadership for racial justice by generating transformative ideas, information and experiences". And they define "racial justice" as "the systematic fair treatment of people of all races, resulting in equitable opportunities and outcomes for all". They also have a detailed description of what they do and how it's helping bring social justice in every area.
I think that this is extremely important. As said on the page, there's a still standing issue of children and students of a different race or culture feels unsafe and not included at school. Every child should feel safe at school, and every child should receive a quality education regardless of where they are from, how they look, or how they identify. It's good to know that many different organizations are looking to take a stand.
I also think that every city should have something similar in place to help with the social justice many people don't get.
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