How many times have we paused, hesitated, self-corrected because we're afraid we're wrong? Or we're afraid that our words will be misunderstood? Or our meaning misconstrued? Or that we will overstep? Or that we don't have the authority, expertise or experience to talk about something. I do it all the time. Let’s stop doing it so we can keep moving forward. Here’s how.
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Going Beyond the Words : a Question for MLK Day
We must demand more of ourselves than regurgitation and attribution. We have a responsibility to offer better than a pretty quote Canva'd up for the one day a year when we celebrate the birth of the most visible leader of the civil rights movement.