Dear Facilitators, 

No doubt you have been thinking about facilitating Dialogue on Race Conversations in 2025. You know, like Jasmine and I we can see a shift that cannot come about without strategic efforts. I hope you find the message below supportive. The information it contains will be the basis for the first Facilitator Practice of 2025. I am looking forward to gathering with you so that we can launch a new advanced trend in 2025!!! 

Conversations inspire and drive action. 

But it's time to tackle the elephant in the room, or it won't disappear on its own.  Racism did not end — it progressed. Racism progressed when legislators did not repair past discrimination. Racism progressed when Americans refused to identify discrimination by outcome. Racism progressed when new racist ideas blamed black inferiority for persisting racial disparities.  

Lack of enforcement mechanisms:  

While the law provides a legal framework, effective enforcement against subtle forms of discrimination can be complex and challenging.    

Being able to talk about race will become more critical.  

The world we live in today has many antiquated systems that were established for reasons that aren't valid anymore (or never were). Therefore, they need to be modified or removed. Just because things are the way they are doesn't mean there's a good reason for them.  

It's valuable to respect the plethora of stories, perspectives, and narratives recently in the spotlight or swept under the rug.  

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