Ending racism is our responsibility – all of ours. It’s not “someone” else’s job – it’s ours, together as a society… as human beings. I mean, how can we honestly stand by knowing that people are being marginalised, beaten, discriminated against, and even losing their lives because of the colour of their skin?
I don’t know about you, but I grew up hearing all kinds of, what I now know to be, racist jokes, songs, and language. It wasn’t until I grew into a teenager that I began to question what I was saying and even thinking about anyone who was different from me. I didn’t like it. This is not who I wanted to be. This is not how I wanted to see others, treat them, or make them feel.
I had a responsibility to make different choices, and that’s exactly what I did and still do. We all have this ability, but it has to start with the awareness that we’re even doing it in the first place. How can you change what you don’t know is broken?
The Black Lives Matter movement that we are currently experiencing is the mirror we all need to be looking into, exposing the deep dark truth that even though we may not see it right in front of our faces, doesn’t mean it’s not there.
Book Journey Mentor and founder of Conscious Dreams Publishing, Daniella Blechner (Danni) is talking openly with us today about her experiences as a black woman in the UK, why the Black Lives Matter movement isn’t discriminating against anyone who isn’t black, why some are triggered by the word privilege, and what we all can do to play our very important role in ending racism in our society.
This is a powerful episode that I truly hope will open the eyes of those currently in the dark, stimulate the conversation and motivate everyone to stand up. The time is now.
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