Racism: A Hidden Characteristic You May Unknowingly Have. How Can We as Female Leaders and Entrepreneurs Bridge the Gap and Decrease Racism?

<p>Our goal with this interview was to bridge the gap between the black woman and the privileged white woman and discuss how can we work together to decrease racism and build healthy relationships across communities and between individuals, personally and professionally?</p> <h3>Vulnerability</h3> <h5>June's Thoughts</h5> <p>Acknowledging that I don’t know everything.   There’s much left for me to learn.  Even as a black woman, there is much left for me to learn about relationships and inclusion that’s left for me to learn.  In the state of vulnerability, it’s about being patient, trusting that I can learn, reaching out, asking questions and having conversations.  And sometimes, getting feedback about something that I did as a leader and not taking it as a personal attack upon myself for the sake of being vulnerable.   Being vulnerable allows us to learn things that we don’t know.   Learning is positive and what we’re in taught in the moment is valuable.</p> <p>Right now, in our society, we are at a vulnerable state.</p> <h5>Tracy's Thoughts</h5> <p>When doing the racism evaluation at Bucks County Community College, Tracy received results that surprised her.  She didn’t think she had any racists tendencies, but she wasn’t as tolerant as she thought she was.  One thing she learned was that saying “I don’t see color” actually takes away from a black person’s identity.  Not having bad intentions, Tracy felt like since she and her black colleagues worked together, and they were friends they were all the same.    Tracy had never thought about the color of her skin being an advantage.  She hadn’t never thought of back women she went to school with were any different than her.</p> <h3>Timing</h3> <p>God has a knack with timing.   The COVID pandemic has forced us to face the issue of racism and really learn and be educated.   Learning is more powerful than a training on racism that you have to do.   Education is more sustainable than trainings so if we can work together to educate others on racism, we will have a better