Our team recently supported Uzo Iweala, CEO of The Africa Center, as the keynote speaker at the UN General Assembly during its annual ceremony commemorating the International Day of Racism.
“We have to understand and acknowledge that these systems, these incredibly powerful structures that govern the way we operate, are based on this idea too. Because of our complicated and interconnected histories of colonialism, subjugation, violence, and resistance, we all are the affected and the effectors,” said Iweala. “We share the responsibility of making sure that the ways in which racism shows up in our systems, explicitly and implicitly are seen, confronted, and checked so that we can use our energy for bolder and brighter pursuits. We have seen the death and destruction caused by racism for far too long. If we don’t act, racism will kill us all.”
Read the full speech here.