Our Stories
Alexandro Gradilla“Anti-racism isn't just going to happen instantly. We have to be patient and empathetic to others.”
Ashley Preston“I'm more than a coach. I'm Ashley Preston. Like no matter what, I have to live in my body, and I want to be comfortable in my body by being seen, heard and understood.”
Bobbie Porter“I have hope that we will see (no longer needing the talk) one day. I would love to see it in my lifetime. I'm fighting so my children will see it in their lifetime.”
Carolyn Gill“I feel like sometimes you have to hold your tongue and sometimes you have to just shout as loud as you can.”
Carolyn Thomas“My hope is that we create a society where 9-year-old boys don’t have to have the Talk with their moms before they are ready.”
Cecil Chik“We have to collectively share knowledge and pass that on. And that I think would be the great evolution.”
Christin Johnson“It is clear that we have not come as far as many believe we have in ending racism. Our journey to anti-racism will not be an easy one and there is much work to be done.”
Darcy Anderson“We have to keep talking about race and racism to keep progress moving.”
Gabriel Charles Ponce aka “SolEros”“I do not claim to know the truth more than any, especially considering the years of truth we lost as a people is plenty. But I do speak MY truth.”
Grace O“Race should be celebrated, acknowledged and honored, not looked down upon.”
Isaac Alferos“I can't help the fact that I am a man of color in America. If one day I want to have kids, I have to confront the reality of what I am bringing them into. I have to believe there's power in that hope.”
Jared Lynch“If you take these ideas and keep on putting in your storyline of how you perceive people, you won’t be able to be open to change.”
Jorge Reyes“Highlighting stories like this and storytelling, there’s power in it. These stories can shape people’s ideologies.”
Makenzie Van Vooren“Questioning things is so important in discovering yourself and the world around you.”
Marcus Reveles“I hope to use my platform to amplify the voices of the communities that are already trying to say something.”
Mike Perez“When you talk story, you build connections and you build community.”
Sela Pastrana“We should start with conversations like this one, and if you're going to address the problem, that it be brought up with the goal to achieve peace, not to start a fight.”
Shakayla Collins“I’m educating myself so that I am more prepared to speak on, speak up and speak out to my community and the folks around me.”
Sridhar Sundaram“I can’t change everyone to think in a certain way, but I can educate them.”
Yuying Tsong“What I would like is that, eventually, all of us have these talks. These conversations are something we should not avoid.”