To manage the difficulties with unpacking and really breaking through racism is not in how words are spoken… if the truth is really being revealed. As I am watching Duchess Meghan share being censored and be vulnerable to give a glimpse into what it’s like to deal with systemic oppression, TODAY, it reingnites my why Early I commented & pushed back on someone’s thoughts that the the solution to bringing or creating change is in how minorities communicate.

How many times does the need for the conversation around racism have to be packaged in a palatable way for people to even consider helping fix it. Meghan is living out loud what many minorities experience. Questions about their blackness or ability to assimilate, questions around their competence, skills and still know their place in life. We have to call out oppression, and society’s hierarchy that continues to perpetuates racism even on the smallest levels.

And it’s not aggression you hear and see, it’s frustration, it’s not ignorance, or a lack of ability to communicate, it’s pride and belief that you no longer need to be censored or Marginalized. Consider the size of the container you bring before to handle other people’s concerns before asking people to modify their lived experiences.