Ibram X. Kendi, a black man descended from slaves, raised predominantly in black neighborhoods, and educated at a historically black college, admits he was a racist. It’s not enough to simply be “not racist,” says Kendi, a National Book Award-winning author and professor at American University. To undo the racism that society programs into each […]
Basically the same as saying, I don't know what it's like to be you, but Im willing to listen and understand. Extend to gender definitions as well as race, and you're on to something.