By Mark Naison (August 19, 2019)
If there was a piece of advice I would give to young people, it would be the following:
Don’t normalize racism.
Speak out against it and challenge it wherever you see it, whether it is in a classroom, a dormitory, a locker room or at your family dinner table.
Do so with kindness when possible, but fierce determination when necessary.
This country’s future depends on the best impulses of its people coming to the fore. This is something that has to be done every day, not just when there is an election. Be the moral compass your school, your community and your country desperately needs
Peace. The future is yours to shape and enjoy if you have the courage of your convictions.
