Color Brave

Talk of race is often put on the back burner. Even Choate students have expressed their thoughts on how they think diversity day is "unnecessary", when really we need more of these types of events. The modern problem with race is that most of it is subtle or subconscious. We don't notice all the micro aggressions said or all of the uneducated remarks we make about race. The worst part is that we probably had good intentions, but being color brave will help fix that. Creating more diverse tables at tables in the dining hall would be a small change at Choate, but would have a vast impact on the atmosphere of school’s community. Creating more diversity in schools and organizing more days similar to Diversity Day across America can help teach people how to be color brave. In general, we need to be more educated and aware of each other. Putting yourself out there and being color brave is just one way to do that. Similar to what Mellody Hobson said during her Choate talk, we want to get to a place where diversity is not a surprise. We need a place where the normality is not a board of white males running all the companies in America. The world needs to be color brave and diverse.