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Final Thoughts (pages 305-end)

Good evening! To start off, I'd like to say thank you to all those who have commented on my posts. I really appreciate all your respectful feedback, especially on a touchy subject like this. But sadly, this is my last blog post. Throughout the book, author Beverly Daniel Tatum addresses institutional racism, racial prejudice, racial identity development, but most importantly, the steps we can take to truly shed a light on racism. The revolving question she raises is, "how can we sustain ourselves in the long haul?" or in other words, what steps can we take to make our future less racist? From what I've read, the best way to ending racism for the future is to not only address the problem of racism and to focus on achieving racial identity. Addressing the problem of racism, or as Tatum puts it, "breaking the silence," is crucial when trying to solve this untouchable subject. Talking about race is easy, but talking about racism is where the improveme...