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 Organizers say they were trying to emphasize the importance of learning
about black history all year long, not just in February.
The revised flier is titled, "Why I LOVE Black History Month."
The fliers were sent home last week with students at Jackson Park Elementary School in University City. They were meant to publicize a planned Parent Teacher Organization meeting on the subject.
Organizers say they didn't mean to offend anyone, but some recipients "felt it could be racist." Others simply didn't like the word "hate."
About three-quarters of the school's 350 students are black.
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