IDKMYDE: The Bananas Weren’t the Problem

The Breakfast Club

In the 1930s, early standardized tests claimed Black children scored lower because
they supposedly ate too many bananas. B Daht exposes how racist "science" was
baked into modern testing—and how those lies still shape education today.

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In the 1930s, early standardized tests claimed Black children scored lower because
they supposedly ate too many bananas. B Daht exposes how racist "science" was
baked into modern testing—and how those lies still shape education today.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FM

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026-02-02 5 min Transcript
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