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The events of the past few months,

from the

disproportionately high impact of COVID-19 on people & communities of Color,

to the 

elevated visibility of White Privilege by Amy Cooper’s weaponization of it through her racist threat to Christian Cooper’s life,

to the 

horrific murder of Ahmaud Arbery, 

as well as

the brutal murders by the police of Breonna Taylor | George Floyd | Rayshard Brooks

have (finally) activated us as

INDIVIDUALS | PARENTS | FAMILY MEMBERS | COMMUNITIES | WORKPLACES | A SOCIETY

to acknowledge

the devastating effects of systemic racism & social injustice in our country.

At this pivotal moment when we begin to truly work together towards equity, anti-racism & social justice, our own life stories & experiences | lenses | privileges (that we have or have not been afforded) collectively impact the totality of our unique perspectives. This lens, through which we view | process | understand the world, is shaped by numerous factors all of which reflect the privilege from which we have (or, in far too many cases, have not) benefited. Privilege impacts the benefits-of-the-doubt, opportunities, forgivenesses and the pivotal moments in each of our lives very differently. In order for us to fully contemplate and understand the magnitude of systemic racism & social injustice, we each have an obligation to broaden our own lens.  

Therefore, the anti-racism “work” we each must do differs greatly. From the vantage-point of my own lens | my perspective | the White privilege from which I have benefited throughout the course of my life, my focus right now is to listen | read | learn | engage in courageous conversations. I strive to grow as an ally | upstander | human by becoming better-informed and more impactful in how I use my voice & my actions and to be more intentional in amplifying the voice & works of others.