Privilege and the role that it plays in our relationships and communication styles implicitly and explicitly impacts how we manage difficult conversations. One of the things we often forget to recognize is that we all have stories—the narratives that we tell ourselves to understand our world. Instead of shying away from or ignoring conversations about challenging topics, we need to understand that how we think about race, class, and gender impact how we manage our place within the world. Today, we are going to model how to have a difficult conversation between three people from different parts of the world, with different identities, experiences, and points of view. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.