At work, we have recently implement a COVID vaccine mandate for the team with medical and religious exemptions. This has sparked several conversations with team members, but the most impactful were those with team members of color and their expressed historical and systemic distrust of the medical community. This distrust is preventing them from feelingContinue reading “Distrust of the Medical System”
Category Archives: District 2
School Friends
I grew up in Howard County, and I’ve always been involved in diverse social groups and relationships. I’ve taught classes, played sports, attended school, coached teams, worked, and been a part of the community in Howard County for a long time. My outlook on race relations was strongly influenced by my interactions in Columbia schools.Continue reading “School Friends”
Small Interaction
The family who lives across the hall from me are Black. One of the parents is usually taking their young son to go wait for the bus every morning around the same time I leave for work. I say good morning and the boy has started waving at me. Now whenever he sees my car,Continue reading “Small Interaction”
Hopefull
Hope Story
Good and bad
Typical Story