Anthony Jack’s Ted Talk was assertive, powerful, and clear. He highlighted the graveness and relevance of two specific issues which allowed him to show the scope of racist and privilege based systems in the U.S. and how each can have wide spread and surprising implications in multiple different systems and structures.

The topic of accessibility not meaning inclusion is similar to that of what I focused on in my discussion post. Once students are given the platforms, resources, or confidence to go and share in experiences they also need the understanding of how to make these experiences happen. It is similar to many philosophies by educators that simply leveling the playing field to some degree is not effective enough. Once we are all on the same level of equity and/ or equality THEN we can begin the real work. Just as Jack mentioned about the term “office hours,” knowing and understanding this term as well as other vocabulary used in educational or vocational systems is a privilege and we must be aware that with inclusion and diversity comes the awareness of different backgrounds, comfortability levels, and unique perspectives.

Tatum wrote about how not feeling comfortable in your environments and not feeling nurtured by your superiors affects performance. In talking on this issue we come around again to Jack’s discussion about creating relationships or allies in your communities. The bond or lack thereof that we have with our educators is one of the most formative parts of learning. We have people to look up to, to expect great things from us, to give us a break when times get tough. Many students of color, especially those who attend PWI miss out on this experience and therefore miss out on leaning the skills to navigate and create said relationships. As far as creating solutions to the many issues at hand, it needs to be centric around the young adults or kids who themselves are suffering at the hands of the system. The solution is to hear them while assuming the responsibility of improving on transparency and inclusivity.