From unconscious bias to simple racism,how will our children ever fulfil their potential when we still stereotype black women as twerking, single mothers?Michelle Obama’s recent commencement speech at Tuskegee University, or gave wider society a realistic glimpse into the lives of women of colour. She revealed that racial stereotypes still plague our progress and ultimately our own hopes and aspirations. We will only begin to tackle these stereotypes by highlighting and celebrating our tall-achieving women of colour.
By talking approximately her personal experiences around racial stereotyping,Obama highlighted a pervasive societal malaise, that the race of an individual comes above all else and not in a good way. How can we realise the full potential of all our citizens whether we reflect that one section of the population is only good for twerking, and finger snapping and single motherhood?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com