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Words Matter: Insights on Conversations About Race

June 18, 2020

PhD student Change Kwesele recently published “‘It’s Not a Quick Fix.’ Notes for the ‘good’ white people: Insights on conversations about race at work” on Medium.  Kwesele breaks down why the choice of words matters.  “White people must be mindful of how certain ‘polite’ words and conversations have been used to harm Black people.”

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Social Work/Psychology - Developmental Graduate (2021)
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