DIY DEI — In Memory of the Victims of the Atlanta Shooting

I’ve put off writing an article about race for some time. Maybe it’s the old story that I’m not qualified. I’ve never hosted any race-related workshops. I’m no world-renowned expert on racial justice. I’m just someone who has dedicated many moments of my life to observing the patterns that make me me.

Last week, I was in Atlanta visiting my parents when the shootings took place at the spas nearby in midtown. As the news trickled in, each of us attempted to position the information vis-a-vis what we already knew. The victims were…