Hi everybody.

Hey everyone.

Welcome to At Home.

Today's episode is all about celebrating the class of 2020.

We recorded this a couple of weeks ago, and since then, so much has happened.

In the coming days, we're actually going to share conversations that we've had with leading activists and educators in racial literacy.

We are all reacting to the tragedies that have resulted from systemic racism,

but we need to stop simply reacting and act. We need to get out there in protest, sign petitions,

donate, and most importantly, we need to vote. We're navigating a landscape that has taught us to

believe that there is even such a thing as different races.

And we're all realizing the unconscious biases that we have that feed into the cycle of racism.

I think one thing we felt in addition to the anguish and sadness is guilt of not being as active as we should be.

And in this regard, I am sorry because I admit I haven't used the privilege that I was

born with in a constructive way when it comes to racial justice and equality. I know that I can

and I will do better to listen to the voices whose messages need to be spread loud and clear,

and to act and to stand up for our fellow brothers and sisters. And I've realized I've been

lazy. I can't keep saying that I can't speak to something because I wasn't educated on that subject matter,

but I realize that if I want to stop feeling helpless, I need tools to turn sadness, frustration, and confusion into solutions.

I need to take the initiative to educate myself.

So we thank and acknowledge the brave people who work tirelessly to bring these issues to the forefront of the world.

We thank people like Twitch and Alison Holker who explain white privilege in a way that is easy to understand.

You can check out their video on Instagram.

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