Writer Tyrone Beason on Race in America

“It’s tough to think about yourself in color terms, even though people of color have to think about it every day.” Tyrone Beason is a staff writer for the “Seattle Times Pacific Northwest Magazine.” On Jan. 26, the magazine published “Black Like Me: It’s time for a deeper conversation about race in America,” a personal essay written by Beason. At a time when our country is divided racially and politically, he asks ‘Who are we, and what are we really made of? What are we not saying to each other?’ In conversation with KCTS 9’s Enrique Cerna, Beason talks about the essay, the influences of his personal experiences and the people he discovered who are taking on issues of race, gender and equity in unique ways. http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/black-like-me-its-time-for-a-deeper-conversation-about-race-in-america/