Disparities in East and West Henrico County Introduction I moved to Henrico County as a first grade student in 2009. I was a fresh refugee immigrant in an area with other Latinx, Black and Asian immigrants, and I grew up with children just like me. When my move to Glen Allen, VA happened in 2014, a new perspective dawned upon me.
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I was placed in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Moody Middle School. Though I was too young to understand at that time, I now realize that the school itself was segregated. Moody was in a predominantly Black neighborhood, whereas the program’s students were predominantly White and Asian. Interactions between the two groups were rarely encouraged by the faculty, and I watched some of my own peers inhibit a superiority mindset due to this division.
