I grew up in a very sheltered, homogenous community in a small town, Indiana. It wasn’t until I graduated from college that I started meeting people from urban center cities and neighborhoods they grew up in, which were very different than mine.
It was from the friendships I formed with these people that I learned of the cultural divides and systemic racism that had kept marginalized communities oppressed. It wasn’t until I met people from outside my bubble that my eyes were opened to the unfairness and disparity in how certain people are treated from day one, and it motivated me to want to try to do something about it as best I could.
