“As Trump came into office, it really helped unveil that curtain of racism that still exists in America. … one of the things I recognized that was difficult for me was that I don’t know what it feels like to all of a sudden have this Aha! moment… where you recognize you have privilege, that there is racism and now you want to do something about it.”
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I thank Mark Higgins of The Empowerment Zone and the entire Panther Party Network for giving me the space to share my story and to discuss my vision for healing racism. – JD Mass
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