Meet Shayla. At camp, Shayla was around a big group of white people, really for the first time. Camp was also where she met Sara. Sara and Shayla were a lot alike—bubbly, outgoing, ambitious. They became fast friends. That is, until something got in the way.
Shayla Racquel is a screenwriter and director. She lives in Washington, DC.
“Throwback Thursday” is a series from the Washington Post that explores the truth that lives beneath our childhood memories. In this docuseries, adults take a look back at their younger years. What begins as a trip down memory lane, ends in a heart-opening examination of what was really going on behind the trapper keepers and the bubble yum. New episodes launch every Thursday in April 2020.
Watch the entire series on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QZuzr1 Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK
Follow us:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/