Black, White, or Other? “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” “Pedro, Pedro, go back to Mexico.” Being Black and growing up in the South—between Virginia and Mississippi—with a name like Pedro Senhorinha Ramos Montero Silva brought in many unwelcomed experiences in my life. One of which was the otheringContinueContinue reading “Bias By Us: How Our Unconscious Programs Us to Harm the Other”
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Finding Strength In Your Weaknesses
“What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” (WDKYOMYS) Imagine being told at just under 4 years old that you were the “man of the house” when you had no idea what those words even meant. Well that is a part of my story. Not even four years old and according to the rules ofContinueContinue reading “Finding Strength In Your Weaknesses”
