Will Writing About Racism Sabotage My Career?

I ask myself that question all the time, but if I don't write, who will?

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In 2020, in the wake of George Floyd’s untimely death, I decided to write publicly about racism. My work focuses on my personal encounters with racism throughout my life — from cradle but hopefully not to grave — if I can help it.

I could have hidden behind a pseudonym to speak about this controversial and uncomfortable …