An Oral History Project Conducted by John Lewis Leader Akbar Coffy
Project Description
The overall projection description is one of personal responsibility. Throughout the entire interview, Adhlere and I had a very thought-provoking discussion regarding many topics. These topics included creating and maintaining common narratives, a shared history not a shared lineage, beloved community blockades, our own ability to humanize each other, etc. We even had discussions around the philanthropic sector effort in raising the overall awareness of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The common thread that kept surfacing was the one-off, what responsibility is each of us going to have. How are we going to be active participants as we move towards the ownership of the necessary shared history initiatives, such that we cannot be left to simply demonizing or valorizing each other. We have to hold each other accountable, least we may fall to simply feeding our very own main character syndrome.
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