Episode 4: Confronting Racism by Reflecting on the Past

On season one, I'm reading excerpts from my upcoming book, “A White Guy Confronting Racism: An Invitation to Reflect and Act,” coming out on November 15, 2021. Today, on Episode 4, I’m reading two excerpts from Section Four of the book: “Confronting Racism by Reflecting on the Past.”

Our childhood and high school years and college years and early career may have all taken place in the past, but they still influence our thinking. It’s very likely that throughout our lifetime we witnessed and/or participated in racism more often than we'd like to admit. I know I have.

And, while we can’t change our past, but we can change our relationship to it. We can reflect on what we used to think, what we learned, and what we think now—so we can continue to do and be better.

I appreciate you listening. You can pre-order the book here.