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Overview:

misconceptions of racism

personal narrative of experiencing racism

questions to ponder

"My true first experience or shall I say exposure to racism occurred when I was quite small. I would say I was about 4 years old."

"It happened in a time when I was living in Lesotho, which is a land locked country in South Africa in the 1980s."

"At that time South Africa was governed by an Apartheid government. That Apartheid government sought to disenfranchise the natives who were the African people."

"So essentially, the apartheid system partitioned the country so that 98% of the population which was the Africans, were the natives of the land, were told where they could live, how they could live, what jobs they could have. They were controlled by the 2% settlers at that point who were Dutch Afrikaans.There's a history to this."

"Living in Lesotho at the time my parents were posted there. My dad was a diplomat with The United Nations Development Program and he was supporting democracy efforts in South Africa."

"At that time, I was 4 years old and my parents wanted us to take a road trip to visit some friends in Johannesburg in South Africa. It was about 5 and a half hour drive.[...] And so my parents told me, 'Go pee.' You know how your parents always tell you...And of course, me, you know,  all giddy, I was like 'yeah, yeah, yeah, I did it.' "

"Anyway, jumped in the car, so excited to take this road trip."

"If you've never been to Lesotho, it's probably one of the most magical places I've been to on this African continent. Amazing landscape and mountains. It was amazing, anyway..."

"...driving into South Africa we stopped at a rest stop, about half way through to stretch our legs, and to cut a long story short, my brother, my twin sister and I and my parents jumped out of the car started walking through the front entrance of the rest stop. And my brother started reading out the sign that was quite large I should say...I was picturing it just now...and on it said 'Whites Only.'"

"So my brother verbalizes this. I have no conceptual understanding of what that means. Basically within two seconds my dad grabbed my hand, grabbed my sister's hand and said to my brother, 'You need to get back in the car. We cannot stay here.' "

"We're looking, like ok, I guess parents said, let's just jump in the car. Parents drove from that point onwards. We stopped at the road side to pee on the road side cause obviously we weren't allowed to use that rest stop."

"Now I had no idea what that meant until later on."

"My parents tried to explain to me. I think I probably acted like I did understand but I didn't really understand anything until later on."

"But that became an all too often experience that we had as a family living in Southern Africa at the time."

"It affected how I acted with my classmates as well. I never got the chance to play at my friends' houses because I was Black. They could come to my house, I just couldn't go to their house. That's just what the set of rules were at that point. Rules that I guess were not made by me or by my society but you know, another group of individuals."

"So, that was my first encounter with racism. It was very unfortunate. It was in my face and I didn't have a choice about it at all."

"Now, you would think that maybe might be the last interaction I had with racism, but no, that was just the beginning of dealing with a lifetime of racist and discriminatory individuals, ideas, ideologies, thoughts, energy."

"But it affected me deeply enough for me to always be proud of who I am. The colour of my skin does not dictate who Mr. Kofi is, it will never dictate who Mr. Kofi is. If anything, it makes me stronger because I know what I've had to endure to get to where I sit today."

"All through my high school, university, as a working adult, I've had a lot of issues and a lot of incidences with racism from being denied entry to a golf course because of the colour of my skin, being pulled over on a regular basis, when I say regular basis, I'm talking of every other day I drive to work and I worked for this company for two years. Every other day, I got pulled over by a police officer because I was driving a car had Washington DC plates on it in Virginia and didn't like the colour of my skin and the kind of car that I drove. So, to him, he obviously suspected that I was a drug dealer. Anyway, we'll let that go."

"Being mistaken for another drug dealer in India in a hotel because the assumption was I'm West-African, we're all drug dealers. How unfortunate."

"In a grocery store, being followed around. In a clothing store, being asked and told, 'You actually know those jeans are $120?' And my response was, 'Yes, I do. I knew before I walked in and I know what I want.' "

"So racism can take shape and form in many different ways and can affect your life in many, many, many different ways. There's no blueprint to it."

"It's not always overt."

"Now, that brings me to the next topic of interest to talk about. And that is the misconceptions of racism..."

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1. What did Kofi say that 'spoke' to you? Why?

2. What's clearer to you now?

3. Make a list of statements that might be possible misconceptions/assumptions/
stereotypes related to racism.

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1. What did Kofi say that 'spoke' to you? Why?

2. What's clearer to you now?

3. Make a list of statements that might be possible misconceptions/assumptions/
stereotypes related to racism.

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1. What did Kofi say that 'spoke' to you? Why?

2. What's clearer to you now?

3. Make a list of statements that might be possible misconceptions/assumptions/
stereotypes related to racism.

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1. What did Mr. Kofi say that 'spoke' to you? Why?

2. What's clearer to you now?

3. Make a list of statements that might be possible misconceptions/assumptions/
stereotypes related to racism.

EXAMPLES:
MISCONCEPTIONS:
You only experience racism when you're younger not as an adult.

Racism is only experienced in North America.

misconceptions =incorrect view based on limited/ erroneous understanding

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1. What did Mr. Kofi say that 'spoke' to you? Why?

2. What's clearer to you now?

3. Make a list of statements that might be possible misconceptions/assumptions/
stereotypes related to racism.

EXAMPLES:
MISCONCEPTIONS:
You only experience racism when you're younger not as an adult.

Racism is only experienced in North America.

misconceptions =incorrect view based on limited/ erroneous understanding

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1. something mr. Kofi said that spoke to me was that when he was only 4 years old he had already experienced racism, and I just think that is unbelievable, and absolutely unacceptable. he spoke of how he was proud of his skin colour, as he should be, he was proud of his ethnicity and I think that Is really courageous.

2. it has become clearer to me that even smaller kids have experienced racism, and that it is absolutely disgusting.it has also become clearer to me that racism isn't just in some places, but everywhere because it is integrated into our minds from older generations and we need to find a way for it to stop.

3. misconceptions
- racism is a thing of the past
- there is only racism in North America
- only adults can experience racism

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Something that really spoke to me was when Mr kofi said that when you go to a store, you will get followed because of your skin, because people think that black people steal, or wanting to buy something and people in the store have to remind you the price because they think that your financial amount is not enough to buy the product. Something else that spoke to me was when he said that he saw the "Whites only" and I can't believe that he saw it, I can't even imagine his reaction to it, how depressing and bad it is. I personally never saw this sign or want to see it because I don't even know what my reaction going to be. I can't even know what the people that lived at that time said, their faces expressions and what they were thinking about it.

Something that is more clear to now is the fact that everything that is happening in the world that it is injustice for, race, culture or gender, it can affect on someone's whole identity. Ms kofi said that all the superstition that people make, is not stopping him from being who he really are, so it is not stopping him from being Mr kofi and ke knew at a young age that he had to toughen himself about this subject and be himself, he has a lot of stories about people being or doing a racist act but it did not stop him from living. Systemic racism, is really an outrage and before i thought it would only happen in the state or something but now I know that it is everywhere in the world. even the places where you think that there isn't, there is and now I know.

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1. What spoke to me was the fact that a child of 4 years old has to confront systemic racism, and that would mean for the child. And also how 98% of the population were controlled by 2% of the population. That is, one "person of a purer race" controls 49 people! One such person's life is worth 49 Black people, probably even more! He also said how these rules are made, not by him, by society but by "another group of individuals". We may often see systemic racism as "systemic" and "made by society", but Mr. Kofi tells us-- no, they are made by the "hierarchy" of society, which does not belong to society, that they rule it and tell society what to do and what to believe, that society would not be like this without the hierarchy. He also repeated the word "unfortunate", and I think systemic racism is not only unfortunate for him, but unfortunate for the society, for the world. And also Mr. Kofi who speaks out, that defies stereotypes, he tells not only the person who thinks he is too poor to buy pants, but also the world, that he is proud of who he is.
2.  There is often the misconception that Black people are "up to no good": we see it in the history of police brutality, the constant unreasonable surveillance and following, the sudden arrest of them, etc. Small kids can also experience racism.
3. "Racism does not exist anymore."
"Racism does not exist in developed countries."
"Children don't experience racism."
"People are only racist against Black people."
"Black people are poor."
"Black people often commit crimes."
"Black people in rich countries are all refugees that arrive clandestinely."
"Black people are not smart."
"All White people are better than Black people."
"The police must have arrived that Black person for some reason."

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1. Mr. Kofi said that he was proud of his skin color and his other characteristics such as his ethnicity which people normally discriminate against. I believe that this is the correct approach, actually I completely believe in this. 120%. And that is because, I think that when you say that you aren't proud of your country, religion, etc... in my opinion that is treachery to people from that country. It's not only shameful behaviour to cower to those with status or success— it's embarrassing for those of us who are proud to be associated with the like. Now, that person is no longer identifiable as us, for he/she is the same creature that engaged in the bigotry in the first place. To lower your head, is a disgrace to those of us who keep it high. That is why I am extremely inspired and I commend this act worth of honor.

2. It is clearer to me, how racism is widespread throughout the world. And how just across my country's borders, there is racism to African people. I did not think that racism, and police bias in my subcontinent would spread to the disgusting degree it has. Among other racisms, I highly encourage the local government to investigate recurring issues which gain widespread attention from the international community but not enough from those who have that power to make a change. Not only, is it an offense to me that such abhorrent offenses occur in the country next to mine. It is also an offense towards countries in the subcontinent who share similar values as Pakistan and take actions against discrimination.

3. Racism is only directed towards certain minorities.

In developed countries, there is no racism.

In Asia, South America, or Africa there's no racism.

Governments are not responsible for the current situation.

Racism will end at one point.

Racism isn't a serious threat to national security in the US.

Racism is not a widespread issue.

Racism wouldn't happen where I live.

We have limits put on our lives, and we can't change those limits no matter how hard we try.

Racism can be diminished by changing the dominant party responsible for etho-centrism, and not by getting rid of all racial dominance.

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1. what clearer to me now is that even minorities in a foreign country can actually change things.like how Mr kofi said that the 2 percent of whites{i think] had great influence on the remaining 98 percent of natives, and the whites told the natives where to live and what job they can have.But i think that's only because where the whites were from usually whites are from europe or America and they have a lot of influence on the world so i think that why they thought they could boss around Mr kofi's people.

2.what spoke to me was that he named most if not all the instances where he got jude by the color of his skin and all of those things are something you would do regularly so it sad,but interesting that just by the color of his skin regardless of what he was doing he just could judged.

3.
"oh do you need some money"

{because they assume the black person doesn't have any money}

"what the hood like"
{because some people assume all black people live in the hood"

"wheres the nine"
{some people assume that all black people are drug dealers and drug dealers always got glocks on them"

"racism isn't real'

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2) what's clear to me now is racism can happen in a place you least expected                                        3) one  misconceptions is : you only experience racism once

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1. When Mr Kofi said that they were going on a road trip and how they were supposed to go to the restroom/restaurant and on a board it was written in very big lette "Whites Only" which is a very depressing thing to write. Another thing that spoke to me was that every time he would go to work he would get stopped by the cops because of his skin
2. What's clearer now to me is that racism is so powerful it can be seen always even for the littlest thing and how it's not just america who is racist it's every country.
3. America is the only racist country in the world. If you are a rich black person you have done an illegal thing. It is rare to experience racism as a black person.

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1. What spoke to me is that he said that his skin makes him stronger it isn't going to dictate what he is going to do. That he got pulled over just because a police officer didn't like his skin color and suspected him of being a drug dealer. Or when a hotel thought all africans are drug dealers.
2. What is clearer is that even in countries that we thought had no racism there is still racism. Also that you can encounter so much racism in different countries.
3. that if you are a rich black person you have to had done something illegal, if you are legal you should be poor. Or people thinking that there is no more racism in the world. You are only affected by racism when you are young.

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When Mr Kofi said  " The skin colour does not dictate who Mr Kofi is, it will never dictate who Mr Kofi is." It spoke to me because he actually showed that he was proud of himself.
What is clear to me is that you don't know how much you can hurt someone by actually thinking that they were doing something wrong when they are actually doing the same things that white people do.  Like why are white people not suspicious doing something common but when it's a black person they have to be suspicious even if they are innocent and do the same common things.
Misconceptions:

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What spoke to me is that mr kofi said that he wouldnt let the color of his skin dictate who he is and change the way he acts. I feel like some people who live in certain places have to act differently and be careful in the choices they make just so that they can feel safe because of the color of their skin.

It is clearer to me now that people even at young ages are being exposed to racism and it just isnt right. Being a child that is 4 years old and not being allowed to use the bathroom in a resturant I think it was.

List of statements and misconnceptions: Africans are drug dealers, Black people are voilant. Black people shouldnt be aloud to use the same facilities as whites.

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1) When Mr.Kofi was talking about how his family had a plan on going to this hotel and they came to the realization that it was for white's only. That was truly powerful not only because it was not even that long but also because it shows how racism doesn't only exist in North America. This really show's that  inequality is still hear after all of colored people have been through they are still being treated differently, followed, stereotyped etc. It's sad and painful to see and even more to live like this.

2) It is very clear to me that there are so many people in the world with a fixed mindset and a stereotype that "black people are suspicious" our drug dealers. It is clear that although we live in a world with people all different skin tones all different backgrounds--we shame others for not being like use. It really make's me question why this inequality towards people of skin? Why is that we all where original a darker shade we dislike black people now?

3) Racism is only towards black people. Racism has stopped along time ago. Racism is only in North america. There is no more inequality. Black people are less than people with lighter skin. (The reason why I wanted to put this in is becuase these are the ones that have became the most common and the ones I have heard more than once.)

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When Mr. Kofi said "no, this was just the beginning", it stood out to me for various reasons. First of all it already says a lot that your first encounter with racism is at the age of 4, I think (as he said too) when you are 4 that you do not really understand what actually happened, and you just take it the way it is. I think that growing up with a mindset, knowing you can't do things because of the color of your skin is very hard. And already knowing that you are being treated differently at the age of four must be devastating.
I think that knowing this at the age of four, racism has always been part of your life, and I think that some people just see it as something that is part of their life.
One thing that is clearer to me now is that you can't really, or don't really understand racism at a young age. And I remember that when I was younger I didn't understand either. So I think that it was important to share the very first encounter with racism, because I think people can forget that it was racism, just because as a four year old you didn't see it from the same perspective that you do now.
One misconception that I heard was "You have to be white to be racist", and I definitely don't think that is true, but I guess because of the history of racism, or what happened in the past some people might think this.
Another misconception that Mr. Kofi touched on to briefly was "You can't be black and buy something expensive with your own money". And that is basically saying that black people don't have money, which again is very far from true.

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When Mr Kofi and his family were going to on a roadtrip to their friends place they had to stop at a restaurant but it said white's only, it was really shocking to hear that his dad knew what it meant and the moment they step in that restaurant becay anything could've went wrong and and the white people have the white privilege so we can't do nothing about.
Mr Kofi had to be careful with playing with his friends because anything could go wrong like he could just say a joke and the white would take seriously the while it just a joke.
Mr Kofi was really proud of the way his skin color was and he is really proud that he is here today.

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What spoke to me is the whites only. Because it was not faire and he couldn't do anything about it. What was clearer is that even South Africa which is a country in africa had racist restaurants like this.

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What spoke to me was when Mr Kofi said that he was pulled over every other day when he was driving to work. He had no proper reason to be pulled over other than the fact that he was driving a different car and that he was black. Another thing that spoke to me was that he experienced racism at a very young age when he saw the sign that said "Whites Only".

2.  There are quite a few things that are clearer to me now, including the amount of stereotypes that coloured people face and how racism you can be by just saying a few words.

Misconceptions:

Racism is only in North America.

All black people are poor.

Only black people experience racism.

Most black people are drug dealers.

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1. It spoke to me when Ms Kofi talked about his first experience with racism at such a young age. It's horrible that when he was supposed to be still playing happily in dawn, a big part of his innocence was shattered by the 'Whites Only," sign. The trauma he must have felt then, and the understanding that came to him later on; it's miserable, and yet what is truly heart breaking is that it didn't stop there. Through his life as a young adult, and as a grown up, racism followed him consistently. Nevertheless, he still stays strong. Every day. He is proud of who he is and I love how he said: "The colour of my skin does not dictate who Mr Kofi is. If anything it makes me stronger because I know what I've had to endure to get to where I sit today." I think that is incredibly powerful.

2. Systemic Racism is clearer to me now, because I began to understand more why and how there was discrimination in South Africa. What shocked me was that the 2% of Dutch Afrikaans controlled the 98% of native Africans. The systems they have enrolled, and rules they made were not only harmful, but dehumanizing, and while it has stopped now, due to the previous system some people still have the same wrong opinion (I strongly believe that people's rights and equality, shouldn't be what people have an opinion on).

3.   Misconceptions:

Only people of colour experience racism

Only adults experience racism

Only white people can be racist

Racism only happens if a person did something illegal

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"Whites Only"- we don't have that in our culture any more. That is a very rare thing, I didn't think even they had those signs. It is clearer what life was like back then.
Misconceptions- There's no more racism.-

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One thing that Mr. Kofi said that spoke to me was when he mentioned "whites only". To that i say nothing i cannot even react and honestly what does that mean?!! In 2020, we should be better we should grow and learn from our mistakes but apparently not. In 2020 we should know that racism is unacceptable, I mean we are going to Mars but we cannot accept each other?!  What is this world? What are we doing? We need to share experiences to grow and do better as a community and society.

2. What's clearer to me now is the impact and effect on someones life. Words hurt and by now we should all be aware of that. EVEN the people that do not afford sending their children to school. Mr. Kofi has been a victim of racism and discrimination, but has managed to move on because he is smart and will not stop achieving his dreams for some stupid, not thought through remarks.

There are many assumptions and misconceptions made up and un-researched such as:

1. if you are dark skinned you are from Africa.
2. if you are medium skin color then you are from Asia
3. If you do not live in Australia or the US you have never experienced racism.
4. people assume random stuff because of your skin color.

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1. What did Mr. Kofi say that 'spoke' to you? Why?

2. What's clearer to you now?

3. Make a list of statements that might be possible misconceptions/assumptions/
stereotypes related to racism.

EXAMPLES:
MISCONCEPTIONS:
You only experience racism when you're younger not as an adult.

Racism is only experienced in North America.

misconceptions =incorrect view based on limited/ erroneous understanding

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Mr. Kofi said that no matter what my skin colour is, I am still Mr. Kofi. If anything it makes me stronger. It spoke to me because it showed how he thought about racism and discrimination

What is clearer to me is how different people around the world were affected by racism and how he wasn't thinking too much about it as a child.

Misconceptions:
being pulled over because of what car you had and what your skin colour is,
telling him that those cost 120$ in I think a tone that was meant like "you aren't white so you don't have enough money'
asking why he was in a hotel.

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One thing that Mr. Kofi said that spoke to me was when he explained his first experience wit racism. I wasn't surprised at the fact that he experienced racial discrimination (which is honestly a shame that it's being exposed to people so young) but that it's important that we share these experiences with each other so we can do better as a community and society. I feel that a lot of people don't express their full opinions on the black lives matter movement or just racial discrimination or injustice in general, not because they don't agree with it but just because they don't feel very comfortable discussing it since it's quite a sensitive topic. How this relates to Mr. Kofi and his story is that this is one that starts to crack open the shell and start to introduce racism in it's different forms.

2. What's clearer to me now is the impact that an experience like this relating to race can affect someones life and change the attitude of someone as shown by Mr. Kofi. Luckily I've never had an experience like this at a young age since the communities I grew up in were heavily diverse and we often talked about being respectful to others no matter their race, gender, or culture. I've been lucky with not having to deal with an experience like this but unfortunately some people, like Mr. Kofi, have.

3. There are many assumptions and misconceptions many people are actually aware of in terms of race. Some of them are:

a) all black people living in the US are african american.

Wile it is true that some people actually do come from africa and refer to themselves as african or whichever country they're from in the continent not everyone identifies themselves as african american. For one I myself do not see myself as african american since I have no relation to africa that I'm aware of in terms of ethnicity. I'm aware of the fact that I supposedly have closer relations to africa than someone with fairer skin but that is because my family originates from a place with climates similar to africa. My ancestors could have decided to move off the continent just as far back as someone who is caucasian.

b) most people do not encounter racism often.

Even if you yourself aren't black you can still notice racism in whichever environment and casual racism is something someone of color might find on a daily basis.

c) you can only b racist if your black and someone says the 'n word'

There are multiple ways that one could be racist to another whether they're black or not. Anyone of color could be discriminated against, stereotyped, or not treated as an equal whatever race you are or identify as.

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Many things and many of his experience spoke to me, I realized again that racism is still happening and how toxic it is to humanity. One thing I heard and really thought that he had a hard time is when he got pulled over every single day and being accused as a drug dealer, because of the wrong assumption without any proof, Mr. Kofi was a drug dealer at one. The other one was that, he wasn't unhappy to be who he is and his culture, having all the discrimination on him since childhood, he knew who he was and he was proud of it, it made him stronger and made him who he is today.

2. it is clear to me now that all the discrimination, all the injustice in made by thoughts, misconceptions, every single stereotypes we have made in our heads without any proof. This is a harsh word but this is an obsession, people naturally make people down then themselves to make themselves higher than the others. that is what is happening, and it should stop, it's not normal to think or act that way.

3. Misconceptions happen everywhere in the world, whether your race is white, south asian, asian, African Americans, white, south American, and so many more.  But now we are focusing on the Black community. In my opinion, there is so much more misconception we have made, Oh he is "race" he must be poor, oh he is"race"  he must have stole lots of stuff, but the reality is that a race, skin color does not define who that person is, so people who thinks like that should get out of the illusion and realize they have no rights to define their identity.

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One thing that spoke to me was how he has even had an experience with racism when he was a very young child. This is unbelievable! And even though Mr. Kofi didn't really understand what was going on, it would still scar him for life.

It's now clearer to me that this even affects small children who have no idea what is going on. That's just sad because nobody should have to go through this, especially at a young age.

Misconceptions:

People thinking your a drug dealer just because of the colour of your skin.
Racism only happens in some places.
People assuming you don't have a lot of money just because of the colour of your skin.

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When you are young you are innocent. Nothing has been taught to you yet and you have a mind of your own. Later, through your coming of age years, you figure out little by little what you had been missing out on and not only are most of the things devastating but they have most likely happened to you without your knowledge.

Mr. Kofi said when he was younger he had an encounter with racism yet he did not understand what it was or why it happened - even after his parents tried to explain. It included a rest station, a restaurant and a whites only sign. It saddens me, on a real level, to see that this happens to those who happen to be different from a group of people that are the majority of a population. Especially if the place is where the population is mostly filled up with white supremacists or just a bunch of racist men and women.

What's clearer to me know is that no matter how hard we try to get rid of this internalized racism there is always someone on this earth who is going to be against us, try to create a swarm of followers and then try to make racism even more powerful than ever. Instead of using weapons we need to use our communication skills such as talking or even a united nations speech or rally to spread the message across that we are NEVER GOING TO STOP TRYING TO END RACISM.

Some misconceptions may be;

Because of your race you must be this type of person = because you are mexican you must be a drug dealer

Because you are black you must be dumb/ uneducated

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What spoke to me was the fact that from the age of 4, he had to encounter racism. At that age, no one should be. Throughout his life, he has to experience racism all the time even when he does nothing wrong. Getting pulled over all the time, not being able to go to his friends house (but they can go to his) and not being able to go certain places because of the color of his skin. What also spoke to me is how he said because of those experiences, it made him stronger.
Some misconceptions were that because he has more melanin in his skin, he is a drug dealer, he is violent and the police like to pull him over.
(Misconceptions)
People always think that, things like this are only in past, but. due to social media, we can clearly see that that's not true. People also think that sometimes people "exaggerate" but that's not true. If the person you are targeting says it's racist, then it's probably racist.
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It's clearer to me now that even in South Africa, (in Africa) there is racism. Sometimes black people can be racist towards their own race. It's also clear that some of the places, black people were not allowed to go for no reason except he's black. The reason it said "WHITES ONLY" is because they don't want the black natives to be there because they think that they are lesser than. Less than them. Also, just because you are in Africa, doesn't mean you can't be racist. In fact, people use that as an excuse.

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1. What spoke to me was that Mr. Kofi had a racism experience when he was 4 years old. It is sad because when you are that young, you should not even think about racism.   When he was 5, he was going to a restaurant, but on a sign it said: WHITES ONLY, he did not understand until later on. It became an important racism experience for Mr. Kofi.

2. It's clearer to me that racism doesn't just happen today but happen all throughout people's' lives. It can have a huge meaning for the black people and they can remember that sad experience their whole lives. It still happens.

3. MISCONCEPTIONS:

You only experience racism if you are a person of color.

You experience racism only as a child.

Racism happens only in America.

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He told me about how he and his family had been treated in the past by just skin color. When he was 4 years old he can’t go to his friend’s house. But his friends can come to his house. That spoke to me really really angry. And sad that he did not understand the situation, because of age.

What's more clear to me is how other people in the world were affected by racism and he did not think a lot of racism when he was little.

I thought only American is having racism but other country does too. And it is true that the police keep suspecting the black people.

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1. What spoke to me was that
a his first experience of experiencing racism at such a young age. And I think its rly sad to let our society imply those atrocious rules to younger and innocent people.

2. What is clear to me now is that people did change and that we are trying to lower the amount of racism until their wont be any.  But we know for sure that it wont happen tomorrow and that this type of things can happen to anyone lives.

3. MISCONCEPTIONS:

- Only "white" people are racist

- Black people are always criticized because of their color.

- "Racism is only in America or Europe"

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One part that spoke out to me is when he said "It happened in a time when I was living in Lesotho, which is a land locked country in South Africa in the 1980s." This implies that the racism he has been forced to put up with has been going on since before video games!!!

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the part he said that he was caught by the police really spoke to me because that is part of the police brutality. that police thought Mr.kofi is a drug dealer because of his skin color. now I know that that racism can happen in any place in any country. not only America. the misconception that we had was that we think the racism can happen by talking or the mindset that people are thinking. but the real racism is more hurting people mental. they can even go to the bathroom because they are black. that is a racism because you don't who actually wrote that thing but still because of that world you will hurt. and not understanding their culture and their looks. but they can't change. so we need to understand and help them. summarized: racism is not only happening in North America it can also happen in other place.

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1.What spoke to me is when he said he experienced racism when he was about 4, and when he said his colour of his skin doesn't dictate himself.  I know you shouldn't experience racism at all but him experiencing when he's really young, is really sad.
2. It's more clear to me that racism is happening not only now, but it has been happening for a long time.
3. Racism = against black people
Raicm = only in Western Countries
Racism =  Only when young...

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Something that spoke out to me that Mr. Kofi said was that his first experience of racism is when he was 4 years old. Another thing that spoke out me was that he said you should not describe or my personality just because of my skin color my skin color is something that makes me stronger not weaker.
Something that is clearer that racism is still out there and it as not stopped.
MISCONCEPTIONS
You can only experience racism when your someone of color.

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One of things Mr. Kofi said that "spoke" to me was how it is hurt when if children suffer racism. His first experience of racism was when he was a little. It would be more hurt because they don't even know how the world's going but already they showed one of the worst side of the world.

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As a dutch person my self and knowing all the mistake and misconfortunes  the apartheid and dutch people, have created in many countries including South Africa in dicegarful and woring. What spoke out to me was that he remered one of the most unimaginabal moments of his life: "white's only." written on a huge sign, when he was just four years old. Another thing that spoke out to me was that this two precent of foreigners/dutch people in South Africa could impact normal individuals in other countries in Africa, so much. What is clearer to me now is that the BLM movement has changed thoughts and perspectives, and is hopefully helping improve this.

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1. The thing that really spoke to me when Mr Kofi was speaking was when he first experienced racism and he was only four. Another thing that spoke to me was all those misconceptions and that he could not see the people in his class like he had seen them before.2.  What is clear to me now is that people discriminate when people are small and old and that basically once it has happened once it is going to happen for the rest of the life.

3. MISCONCEPTIONS:
You only experience racism when you are young
There is only racism in Australia
Only people who are young get affected the most when people say racist comments.

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1. What spoke to me was that even though he had been severely hurt and discriminated as an infant, he used this insult to strengthen himself when certain people would be discouraged which is such an okay thing to do. When you've been through hell during your whole life just because of your race, you do get discouraged but you do become more courageous and more persistent. So his statement "If anything, it makes me stronger because I know what I've had to endure to get to where I sit today" is an example of the people we need leading us and our society to equality, to a better future and to a peaceful and compassionate nation.

2. Many things are clearer but the main element is that many people think that there are some racial ideologies that have disappeared but are currently wrongfully utilized to hurt others. Clarity is never something positive because when racism is involved, we don't feel proud or we don't feel confident in the choices we've made that have insulted and physically hurt so many innocent individuals. So his words and his statements throughout this video have a beautiful meaning but their origin is devastating and is miserable.

3. Misconceptions would include racism is only directed towards African Americans, but it's directed towards, Asians, South Americans, and so many other nations. It's just some nations are viewed from a bigger white-dominantly emplacement when their are subsections that are experiencing unknown and horrible versions of racism and bias. Everyone needs to realize that so many other people are suffering in the world and they all need our help as much as anyone else. Misconceptions are endless and discovering them makes us feel like we can help people that need saving when nobody else is looking.

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1) He spoke to me when he said: "So racisme can take shape and form in many different ways and can affect your life in many, many, many different ways". Because I feel like people don't understand is that people experience racism in different ways. I feel like people have an idea of what racism is and don't believe that what some people say is racisme is actually racisme. A lot of people have misconceptions of racisme.
2)What's clearer to me now is that a lot of people believe that black people are bad or stupid or mean. Basically they have an idea of black people,  when actually black people are successful.
3) Misconceptions:
a. Racisme only towards one minority group (like black or brown).
b. Racism not existing (or only existing) in school.
c. Racisme only being violent.
d. Big leaders or any type of leaders are no racisme.
4) A good quote or interesting quote.
'You actually know those jeans are $120'. This is a really important quote because this shows how racist small words can be, how though they don't sound racist in the context they are really hurtful.

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Waht spoke to me is that he experienced racism when he was only four
That a lot of people experience racism from a young age.
That only when you aere older you experience racism

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1. "My true first experience or shall I say exposure to racism occurred when I was quite small. I would say I was about 4 years old." When he said this it shocked me because he experienced this at an age that you just start to gain a memory. I think he was too young .I used to live in south africa and while I was there I had to learn about  Apartheid and I actually never really understood it till later in my life I was only 7 or 8 and didn't really know the truth, all I knew was that people were sepertaed by their color and the white group of people were better.

2. Even when your a child and you can't really understand you experience  racism. Children are the most vulnerable and I think that we should educate the knew generations to be kind and try to eliminate every drop of racism left and systemic racism.

3. 'You look african'
you look asian
Racism is anything that talks about a certain race like you look african.

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1)what spoke to me is when he said he experience racism when he was only 4  because  i think it's sad and shocking
2) racism can affect many people life
3) " black people  are not educated"
"black people cant have straighent hair

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When he said that the first time he experienced racism was at four years old made me really greatful in a way, because not only it's such a young age to be at but it's also the fact that he remembers it. In my case, when I remember something from when i was young its either because it shocked me, scared me, hurt me or made me happy so to think that he would remember is really kind of sad

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1. What spoke to me was when he said his first experience with racism was when he was only four years old. A child who is just four years old should never have to experience racism

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1.what spoke to me is he experience racism when he was only four
2.Racism affects many people and can even include children

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The part that spoke to me is when he said that "it is not always overt". This spoke to me because I realized that sometimes it is very subtle, small things like the example that he gave at the store, or even just a dirty look when you are in a place that is considered expensive and being a black person who is typically associated with poverty.

It's clear to me how subtly biases or racist ideologies can come up. As well as the impact that being pulled over almost every day can have on a person, because it is clear from the video that it was a horrible experience for him being judged based on his skin colour on a near daily basis

MISCONCEPTIONS:
Black people are the only people that experience racism
All racism is completely conscious
All white people and police are racist
Black people can't be racist

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the part about his road trip and the rest stop was what spoke to me it is clear to me know that racism can take many different shapes

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1. What Mr. Kofi said that spoke to me was that he was already starting to experience racism when he was 4 years old. This spoke to me because, when you are 4, you are not supposed to worry about these things. You are supposed to have fun and be a kid, I guess. I find that quite sad.

2: It is clearer to me that racism can happen regularly like on a daily bases and can have a huge affect on people of colour.

3. MISCONCEPTIONS
- You only experience racism when you are young.
- You experience racism when you are old.
- You only experience racism when you are an adult.

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There were a lot of things that were really powerful that he said but one thing that really spoke to me was when he talked about how he was being pulled over on a regular basis and by how this he meant that it was almost daily. I thought that this was very shocking because, I knew that this happened but I didn't know that this happened so regularly.

2. Whats clearer to you now ?
One thing that is clearer to me now is how often people get pulled over by cops because of their skin color at least in mr. Kofi's case. Mr. Kofi in his video also showed that he wasn't ashamed of what he looked like. I knew this before but when he said "if anything it makes me better", this showed me another perspective of what people think about their skin color.

3. MISCONCEPTIONS:
You only experience racism when you are a kid, adults aren't racist.

You will only have experienced racism if you are a person of color.

People that are marginalized will always feel less than others, they will always feel disrespected.

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1. I think it is that when you persist through all sorts of discrimination, you become proud of who you are and what you have overcome.
2. I think it is that you can be proud of your heritage and what you have overcome, and to show society that you are better than it.

3. MISCONCEPTIONS
- You only experience racism when you are young
- You only experience racism when you are older
- You only experience racism when you are younger
- Almost every person you meet is going to treat you in an inferior way.

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what spoke to me was when he was 4 and he couldn't be let in the restaurant because it shows that racism has been going on for a long time.

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What Mr. Kofi said that spoke to me was how the apartheid in South africa i believe. How 98% of the population listened to unfair rules the 2% dutch people made. It spoke to me because, I don't know it the Africans back then did not know, or maybe they couldn't fight back the 2% ( which i think is a bit strange because they out-populated them ). "So essentially, the apartheid system partitioned the country so that 98% of the population which was the Africans, were the natives of the land, were told where they could live, how they could live, what jobs they could have. They were controlled by the 2% settlers at that point who were Dutch Afrikaans.There's a history to this."

Something that is clearer now is that racism isn't just someone saying negative things towards another race, it can also be little things such as assumptions based on a persons color, or being scared of seeing a black man because--for example if you heard some stories where black men are dangerous, when you see a black men in the streets you immediately want to look for safety.

Misconceptions:
"There is no racism in Africa"
" People are only racist towards the black race"
" Young people don't experience racism, only adults"

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courage

vulnerability

personal narratives

protest

outrage

#BLM

systemic racism; institutionalized racism

discrimination

oppression

suppression

socio-economic inequality

targeting

violence

internalizing racist ideology

racial profiling

normalizing injustice

implicit bias; unconscious bias

white privilege

police brutality

resistance

microaggression

racial segregation

marginalized people

social injustice

human rights

advocacy (taking action; speaking out)

stereotypes

art as activism; art as protest

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1: " My true first experience or shall I say exposure to racism occured when I was quite small. I would say I was about 4 years old." that was very powerful because it's hard to imagine that these kinds of things can happen at a very young age.
2: what's clear to me is that people keep saying you wrong and doing the wrong things just because of the color of your skin.
3: MISCONCEPTIONS:
children are more racist and say that adults are wiser than children.

Racism is only in africa.
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What spoke to me during the video is that he first experienced racism when he was four years old. What is now clearer is that racism isn't something that has started happening recently, but for years. Mr. Kofi has been pulled over multiple times because someone thought he was a drug dealer. Someone asked him if he knew the price of an item. Both are these are misconceptions. These assumptions were made simply because of the color of his skin. Simply because he is black. This actually leads to another thing that spoke to me: to him the color of his skin doesn't define who he is, but it makes him stronger and proud.

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1) Many things and many of Mr. Kofi's experience that had limits spoke to me. I again realized that racial discrimination is really worsening this world. It was really interesting while watching this video because Mr. Kofi was my 3rd grade teacher. I bet he remembers me... It was shocking to me that he had that experience beauce he never showed out his feeling about racisms. When Mr Kofi said  " The skin colour does not dictate who Mr Kofi is, it will never dictate who Mr Kofi is." that sentence really spoke to me because it actually showed how he doesn't care (?) about what people are saying something bad to him.

2) We as a class did (including Mr. Kofi) 5 padlets. Doing these padlets I am getting more clearer than before and clearer than the first time. It really makes me to speak out I feel and how I should do now. It is clear to me now that all the discrimination, injustice that are made by stereotypes and misconceptions are made of our misunderstandings. I feel so depressed how peoples are fighting and arguing to each other because of their differences.

3) MISCONCEPTIONS:

- You experience as gender, race
etc.
- Racism only happens with black peoples.
- Only white people discriminate peoples.
- Racism = against black people.
- You can only experience when you skin color is black.