LARA
LARA Team,
This month, we’ve been introduced to eleven LARA team members who all come from different places and who all fulfill different roles here in our department. But one thing they all have in common is their pride in their Black heritage. We heard stories of triumph and overcoming obstacles. We met men and women who were the first in their family to graduate. We read about several of our colleagues who gratefully acknowledge that those who came before us paved the way for us – and are committed to doing the same for those that follow in our footsteps.
Recent college grad
Kennedy Mitchum wasn’t satisfied with Merriam-Webster dictionary’s definition of “racism.” In May, she emailed the editors about revising its definition.
Here & Now‘s Tonya Mosley revisits her conversation with Mitchum about the word and its meaning.
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