Ericka talks about her experience of being a black woman and a mother of a black son in America.  We discuss systemic racism, faith and hope for the next generation.  Ericka has been a Montessori teacher for the past 13 years.  Prior to that, she was a social worker for 10 years in North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia.  Ericka, originally from North Carolina, has lived in the D.C. metropolitan area since 1997.  She and her husband have been married for almost 19 years and are the proud parents of two high school honor student athletes.