EMPOWERING VOICES
BREAKING CYCLES & RAISING BETTER HUMANS
Marquita shares a childhood memory that revealed how early racism is taught and how deeply it can take root. She compares discrimination to a hit-and-run, challenging people to respond with the same urgency. Her story is a call to be honest with children, confront inherited bias, and commit to doing the work every day.
Discussion Questions
How do we undo preconceived notions that another culture is “bad”? And where might we learn that an individual is “bad”? Is this term appropriate?
Is hate of any form silly? What does that mean? - need work
How do we “restart” or reset dangerous attitudes of hate ideology that were learned as children.
Is hate curable?