Powerful story and enjoyed reading an article that felt so personal, open, and honest. These are the essays that begin conversations where we learn how pervasive covert racism is. Thanks for taking the time to share this story that needs to be heard and demonstrates your strengths: optimism, resolve, and persistence. Not many have that gift —how many who are talented have been shot down and have accepted the bottom rung as their best? That’s what’s frightening. As you shared, you stuffed and stuffed it—I wonder how many say, “Count me out. Not swimming upstream anymore.”
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Thanks for writing! 🤍🤍🤍