In today's powerful, candid conversation with Executive Consultant (and former professional baseball player) Brian Johnson, we get his perspective, as a white male, on how the systems many of us are born into contributes to many of the diversity, equity and inclusion issues we face. For Brian this conversation comes down to recognizing his privilege and learning how to leverage it to helping others, including how his physical advantages have worked to his favor.
As Brian shares, "People of Color did not 'earn' racism. The issue is that there's a system that's been built, that continues to be perpetuated, and the system allows for white males like myself, to benefit in many different things. And it doesn't allow everyone to have the same opportunity, or to have the same privilege that I do."
Is solving racism really easy? Of course not - but if we start with an understanding of those who can make the largest impact on addressing racism, we can see potential solutions more clearly.
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