Not too long ago, if you had asked me what I would do if someone in my life was overtly racist I might have told you I would cut all ties with them. I might have said that I will not tolerate racism so I will not tolerate people who are racists. What I didn’t …
In the years prior to my dad’s untimely death in 2020, our relationship was tense at times. To be frank, Dad—while he was proud of my professional accomplishments—struggled with the context of my anti-racism work. As a Black man born and raised in the Deep South under Jim Crow, Dad often felt that while individual …
To be in anti-racist work is to understand that none of us are above reproach and that, regardless of our identity, we have to be willing to continue learning and expanding. Part of that learning is the ability to sit with uncertainty and navigate the uncomfortable moments with truth and reflection. Despite the explosion in …