The 'You Don't Say' series of conversations on Columbia's Black history and heritage took to a live forum last September at the State Historical Society of Missouri's Center for Missouri Studies.
Hannah France is a convergence radio student at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism – set to graduate with her Bachelor of Journalism in May 2021.
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Janet Saidi: Joanne, what do you say to people who might have feelings of embarrassment or guilt preventing them from utilizing some of the resources that are available, even as they need it right now? And what do you say to the idea that you re maybe seeing people who are experiencing some of these issues for the first time?
Joanne Nelson
: I say we re all in this together and that there is no shame in going to get help – whether that be if you need help with utilities, with rent, with food – there s so many options that people can go to to try and seek assistance and never be ashamed to ask for assistance. There s nothing to be embarrassed about.