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Cultural Humility | Juliana Mosley, Ph.D. | TEDxWestChester


nameste perhaps you’re wondering why i

nameste perhaps you’re wondering why i just greeted you with a bow a curtsy and

just greeted you with a bow a curtsy and

just greeted you with a bow a curtsy and a namaste welcome as many are aware in

a namaste welcome as many are aware in

a namaste welcome as many are aware in other countries cultures and social

other countries cultures and social

other countries cultures and social engagements these gestures would be

engagements these gestures would be

engagements these gestures would be accepted and even expected when meeting

accepted and even expected when meeting

accepted and even expected when meeting someone were ending an encounter the bow

someone were ending an encounter the bow

someone were ending an encounter the bow used in East Asian countries such as

used in East Asian countries such as

used in East Asian countries such as China Japan and Thailand is often

China Japan and Thailand is often

China Japan and Thailand is often commonly used at the beginning and

commonly used at the beginning and

commonly used at the beginning and ending of a martial arts competition the

ending of a martial arts competition the

ending of a martial arts competition the curtsy would be the appropriate gesture

curtsy would be the appropriate gesture

curtsy would be the appropriate gesture if a lady had the opportunity to meet

if a lady had the opportunity to meet

if a lady had the opportunity to meet the Queen of England and also for

the Queen of England and also for

the Queen of England and also for dancers to say thank you to an audience

dancers to say thank you to an audience

dancers to say thank you to an audience at the end of their performance the

at the end of their performance the

at the end of their performance the namaste welcome is used in the Hindu

namaste welcome is used in the Hindu

namaste welcome is used in the Hindu culture and religion and also at the end

culture and religion and also at the end

culture and religion and also at the end of a common yoga class and it literally

of a common yoga class and it literally

of a common yoga class and it literally translates to the divine in me vows to

translates to the divine in me vows to

translates to the divine in me vows to the divine in you these gestures

the divine in you these gestures

the divine in you these gestures highlight the concept of humility

highlight the concept of humility

highlight the concept of humility literally being able to bow to the

literally being able to bow to the

literally being able to bow to the culture persona and the position of

culture persona and the position of

culture persona and the position of someone else yet for many of us

someone else yet for many of us

someone else yet for many of us Americans that is we would struggle with

Americans that is we would struggle with

Americans that is we would struggle with the concept of humbling ourselves we

the concept of humbling ourselves we

the concept of humbling ourselves we would not go as far as to say I’m

would not go as far as to say I’m

would not go as far as to say I’m superior but we definitely don’t believe

superior but we definitely don’t believe

superior but we definitely don’t believe that we’re less than so it begs the

that we’re less than so it begs the

that we’re less than so it begs the question that if I humble myself in my

question that if I humble myself in my

question that if I humble myself in my by default saying that I’m less than or

by default saying that I’m less than or

by default saying that I’m less than or giving power to someone else allow me to

giving power to someone else allow me to

giving power to someone else allow me to offer you a counter perspective this

offer you a counter perspective this

offer you a counter perspective this evening let’s think about the physical

evening let’s think about the physical

evening let’s think about the physical posture of being able to bow and curtsey

posture of being able to bow and curtsey

posture of being able to bow and curtsey it actually takes physical

it actually takes physical

it actually takes physical strength in one’s back and knees to be

strength in one’s back and knees to be

strength in one’s back and knees to be able to do such even for me I would have

able to do such even for me I would have

able to do such even for me I would have to have a good weather day

to have a good weather day

to have a good weather day not including today where the twins good

not including today where the twins good

not including today where the twins good old Arthur and writers don’t bother me

old Arthur and writers don’t bother me

old Arthur and writers don’t bother me to be able to do a proper curtsy thus to

to be able to do a proper curtsy thus to

to be able to do a proper curtsy thus to yield to the concept of cultural

yield to the concept of cultural

yield to the concept of cultural humility means that you are so self

humility means that you are so self

humility means that you are so self aware that it’s okay to have the

aware that it’s okay to have the

aware that it’s okay to have the introduction of another culture someone

introduction of another culture someone

introduction of another culture someone else’s viewpoint because you’re gonna be

else’s viewpoint because you’re gonna be

else’s viewpoint because you’re gonna be grounded in who you are in retrospect I

grounded in who you are in retrospect I

grounded in who you are in retrospect I find that I had one of my greatest

find that I had one of my greatest

find that I had one of my greatest humility experiences during my senior

humility experiences during my senior

humility experiences during my senior year of high school the spring of 1992 I

year of high school the spring of 1992 I

year of high school the spring of 1992 I know I don’t look that old anyway so I

know I don’t look that old anyway so I

know I don’t look that old anyway so I was attending at the Indiana Academy for

was attending at the Indiana Academy for

was attending at the Indiana Academy for mathematics science and humanities this

mathematics science and humanities this

mathematics science and humanities this is a special boarding school for

is a special boarding school for

is a special boarding school for academically gifted juniors and seniors

academically gifted juniors and seniors

academically gifted juniors and seniors and due to our advanced curriculum and

and due to our advanced curriculum and

and due to our advanced curriculum and our college prep focus we were offered

our college prep focus we were offered

our college prep focus we were offered foreign language courses not typical to

foreign language courses not typical to

foreign language courses not typical to high schools at that time such as

high schools at that time such as

high schools at that time such as Russian German Japanese and Chinese me

Russian German Japanese and Chinese me

Russian German Japanese and Chinese me being Who I am I figured if a quarter of

being Who I am I figured if a quarter of

being Who I am I figured if a quarter of the world will speak in Chinese I need

the world will speak in Chinese I need

the world will speak in Chinese I need it to be in the majority

it to be in the majority

it to be in the majority so after nearly two years and learning

so after nearly two years and learning

so after nearly two years and learning almost 300 plus characters our teacher

almost 300 plus characters our teacher

almost 300 plus characters our teacher decided that we needed to have a true

decided that we needed to have a true

decided that we needed to have a true cultural immersion experience and by the

cultural immersion experience and by the

cultural immersion experience and by the way that’s enough characters to actually

way that’s enough characters to actually

way that’s enough characters to actually be conversational so I know what you’re

be conversational so I know what you’re

be conversational so I know what you’re thinking we went to China no school

thinking we went to China no school

thinking we went to China no school didn’t have that kind of money but she

didn’t have that kind of money but she

didn’t have that kind of money but she gave us the next best opportunity to our

gave us the next best opportunity to our

gave us the next best opportunity to our rural Indiana location Chinatown in

rural Indiana location Chinatown in

rural Indiana location Chinatown in Chicago

Chicago

Chicago there you go my classmates and I were

there you go my classmates and I were

there you go my classmates and I were extremely excited the opportunity to use

extremely excited the opportunity to use

extremely excited the opportunity to use Mandarin for the first time with native

Mandarin for the first time with native

Mandarin for the first time with native speakers so we spent most of the day

speakers so we spent most of the day

speakers so we spent most of the day walking around town buying souvenirs of

walking around town buying souvenirs of

walking around town buying souvenirs of course and taking in the sights

course and taking in the sights

course and taking in the sights finally we decided to have a little

finally we decided to have a little

finally we decided to have a little lunch and eat what we thought was pretty

lunch and eat what we thought was pretty

lunch and eat what we thought was pretty authentic China’s food we sit down at

authentic China’s food we sit down at

authentic China’s food we sit down at the restaurant we opened the menu and

the restaurant we opened the menu and

the restaurant we opened the menu and we’re excited we can actually read most

we’re excited we can actually read most

we’re excited we can actually read most of the characters one by one my class

of the characters one by one my class

of the characters one by one my class may start to order their meals and the

may start to order their meals and the

may start to order their meals and the waitress you can tell that she was

waitress you can tell that she was

waitress you can tell that she was impressed through her smile and even a

impressed through her smile and even a

impressed through her smile and even a slight bow I was the last one to place

slight bow I was the last one to place

slight bow I was the last one to place my order trying to give myself more time

my order trying to give myself more time

my order trying to give myself more time to get my words together but I got a

to get my words together but I got a

to get my words together but I got a very different response after only three

very different response after only three

very different response after only three or four words the waitress literally

or four words the waitress literally

or four words the waitress literally takes off running to the back of the

takes off running to the back of the

takes off running to the back of the restaurant I look at my teacher and I

restaurant I look at my teacher and I

restaurant I look at my teacher and I ask her did I say something wrong for

ask her did I say something wrong for

ask her did I say something wrong for those who don’t know Chinese is a tonal

those who don’t know Chinese is a tonal

those who don’t know Chinese is a tonal language therefore the meaning of a word

language therefore the meaning of a word

language therefore the meaning of a word changes based on one of the four tones

changes based on one of the four tones

changes based on one of the four tones she assured me that my Chinese was fine

she assured me that my Chinese was fine

she assured me that my Chinese was fine had no idea why the woman ran off just

had no idea why the woman ran off just

had no idea why the woman ran off just as we were finishing our conversation

as we were finishing our conversation

as we were finishing our conversation the waitress comes back with what

the waitress comes back with what

the waitress comes back with what appears to be the entire kitchen staff

appears to be the entire kitchen staff

appears to be the entire kitchen staff and she says to me a Mandarin to speak

and she says to me a Mandarin to speak

and she says to me a Mandarin to speak again and so I finished placing my order

again and so I finished placing my order

again and so I finished placing my order I can tell by the huge smiles and even

I can tell by the huge smiles and even

I can tell by the huge smiles and even the head nods that that great mystery

the head nods that that great mystery

the head nods that that great mystery had been revealed

had been revealed

had been revealed perhaps they were used to white

perhaps they were used to white

perhaps they were used to white Americans speaking their language but I

Americans speaking their language but I

Americans speaking their language but I think I may have been the first black

think I may have been the first black

think I may have been the first black person they ever saw speak Chinese as a

person they ever saw speak Chinese as a

person they ever saw speak Chinese as a cultural diversity trainer I have

cultural diversity trainer I have

cultural diversity trainer I have learned that this was truly one of my

learned that this was truly one of my

learned that this was truly one of my greatest cultural humility experiences I

greatest cultural humility experiences I

greatest cultural humility experiences I didn’t know then what I know now but I

didn’t know then what I know now but I

didn’t know then what I know now but I have been spending about two years

have been spending about two years

have been spending about two years yielding who I was as a black person

yielding who I was as a black person

yielding who I was as a black person American and native English speaker to

American and native English speaker to

American and native English speaker to learn and appreciate the culture history

learn and appreciate the culture history

learn and appreciate the culture history and language

and language

and language of China I wanted so desperately to be a

of China I wanted so desperately to be a

of China I wanted so desperately to be a part and to be immersed in this

part and to be immersed in this

part and to be immersed in this wonderful culture and so we have this

wonderful culture and so we have this

wonderful culture and so we have this concept that I realized that was really

concept that I realized that was really

concept that I realized that was really the pinnacle moment for me the kitchen

the pinnacle moment for me the kitchen

the pinnacle moment for me the kitchen staff or the restaurant staff was

staff or the restaurant staff was

staff or the restaurant staff was impressed perhaps even honored that we

impressed perhaps even honored that we

impressed perhaps even honored that we as Outsiders had learned their language

as Outsiders had learned their language

as Outsiders had learned their language and I was trying so desperately to give

and I was trying so desperately to give

and I was trying so desperately to give it right I wanted to pay honor to the

it right I wanted to pay honor to the

it right I wanted to pay honor to the coat the country and the culture and the

coat the country and the culture and the

coat the country and the culture and the language that I had become so fond of

language that I had become so fond of

language that I had become so fond of and so this type of cultural surrender

and so this type of cultural surrender

and so this type of cultural surrender and the increasing multicultural

and the increasing multicultural

and the increasing multicultural diversity in our society I believe is

diversity in our society I believe is

diversity in our society I believe is the foundation that led doctors Melanie

the foundation that led doctors Melanie

the foundation that led doctors Melanie turbot loin and Jan Marie Garcia to

turbot loin and Jan Marie Garcia to

turbot loin and Jan Marie Garcia to develop the concept of cultural humility

develop the concept of cultural humility

develop the concept of cultural humility in 1998 these physicians were looking to

in 1998 these physicians were looking to

in 1998 these physicians were looking to develop a concept and a model that would

develop a concept and a model that would

develop a concept and a model that would be an extension or go beyond the

be an extension or go beyond the

be an extension or go beyond the limitations of cultural competency but

limitations of cultural competency but

limitations of cultural competency but yet create a cultural framework that

yet create a cultural framework that

yet create a cultural framework that would help them to better serve their

would help them to better serve their

would help them to better serve their patients essentially they realized

patients essentially they realized

patients essentially they realized they’re the experts in medicine but not

they’re the experts in medicine but not

they’re the experts in medicine but not the experts in culture of their patients

the experts in culture of their patients

the experts in culture of their patients yet they understood fundamentally that

yet they understood fundamentally that

yet they understood fundamentally that culture weighs heavily in someone’s

culture weighs heavily in someone’s

culture weighs heavily in someone’s thoughts their beliefs their habits and

thoughts their beliefs their habits and

thoughts their beliefs their habits and the choices that they will make for

the choices that they will make for

the choices that they will make for their life you see cultural competency

their life you see cultural competency

their life you see cultural competency is learned knowledge and also skillset

is learned knowledge and also skillset

is learned knowledge and also skillset that you need to manage cross-cultural

that you need to manage cross-cultural

that you need to manage cross-cultural relationships but it actually can have

relationships but it actually can have

relationships but it actually can have some shortcomings and cause prejudice

some shortcomings and cause prejudice

some shortcomings and cause prejudice because the focus is heavily on what you

because the focus is heavily on what you

because the focus is heavily on what you learn and not necessarily looking at and

learn and not necessarily looking at and

learn and not necessarily looking at and evaluating your own personal experiences

evaluating your own personal experiences

evaluating your own personal experiences thus cultural humility was created to be

thus cultural humility was created to be

thus cultural humility was created to be a process oriented approach that takes

a process oriented approach that takes

a process oriented approach that takes into consideration who you are your

into consideration who you are your

into consideration who you are your experiences how you live the world how

experiences how you live the world how

experiences how you live the world how you view the world through your own

you view the world through your own

you view the world through your own identities

identities

identities let’s take me for an example this

let’s take me for an example this

let’s take me for an example this evening

evening

evening I see the world through my lens of being

I see the world through my lens of being

I see the world through my lens of being a black woman who’s Christian middle

a black woman who’s Christian middle

a black woman who’s Christian middle class and heterosexual to name a few

class and heterosexual to name a few

class and heterosexual to name a few as a cultural diversity trainer I’ve

as a cultural diversity trainer I’ve

as a cultural diversity trainer I’ve used the concept of cultural competency

used the concept of cultural competency

used the concept of cultural competency for many many years but I see cultural

for many many years but I see cultural

for many many years but I see cultural humility as an evolution of that work

humility as an evolution of that work

humility as an evolution of that work not to say that cultural competency is

not to say that cultural competency is

not to say that cultural competency is bad but just that now we’ve taken it

bad but just that now we’ve taken it

bad but just that now we’ve taken it another step and so what we’ve done is

another step and so what we’ve done is

another step and so what we’ve done is have that focus on who we are and then

have that focus on who we are and then

have that focus on who we are and then also being able to value what others

also being able to value what others

also being able to value what others bring to the proverbial table and so

bring to the proverbial table and so

bring to the proverbial table and so let’s evaluate these two schools of

let’s evaluate these two schools of

let’s evaluate these two schools of thought tonight cultural competency

thought tonight cultural competency

thought tonight cultural competency suggests that learning is finite which

suggests that learning is finite which

suggests that learning is finite which means I can take a course I can take a

means I can take a course I can take a

means I can take a course I can take a workshop and learn about a group of

workshop and learn about a group of

workshop and learn about a group of people so you may have someone say hey I

people so you may have someone say hey I

people so you may have someone say hey I understand mexican-americans in their

understand mexican-americans in their

understand mexican-americans in their culture prior to my teaching in Houston

culture prior to my teaching in Houston

culture prior to my teaching in Houston Texas

Texas

Texas I took a cultural diversity workshop

I took a cultural diversity workshop

I took a cultural diversity workshop where as cultural humility says that

where as cultural humility says that

where as cultural humility says that learning is infinite we are lifelong

learning is infinite we are lifelong

learning is infinite we are lifelong learners who must critically self

learners who must critically self

learners who must critically self evaluate we must look at who we are what

evaluate we must look at who we are what

evaluate we must look at who we are what we believe and why based on our own

we believe and why based on our own

we believe and why based on our own experiences and so I had the opportunity

experiences and so I had the opportunity

experiences and so I had the opportunity a couple years ago to do a follow-up

a couple years ago to do a follow-up

a couple years ago to do a follow-up training to an organization I had worked

training to an organization I had worked

training to an organization I had worked with previously actually right here in

with previously actually right here in

with previously actually right here in Westchester and at these day-long

Westchester and at these day-long

Westchester and at these day-long retreats you know we normally have food

retreats you know we normally have food

retreats you know we normally have food nice little potluck everybody brings

nice little potluck everybody brings

nice little potluck everybody brings something and so there was a gentleman

something and so there was a gentleman

something and so there was a gentleman who brought a dish which I fell in love

who brought a dish which I fell in love

who brought a dish which I fell in love with I think I probably had two plates

with I think I probably had two plates

with I think I probably had two plates anyway so um and what happened I saw him

anyway so um and what happened I saw him

anyway so um and what happened I saw him and I said hey did your wife make that

and I said hey did your wife make that

and I said hey did your wife make that dish that she made the last time y’all

dish that she made the last time y’all

dish that she made the last time y’all already know

already know

already know he said my wife didn’t make that I did

he said my wife didn’t make that I did

he said my wife didn’t make that I did and I thought oh my goodness how have I

and I thought oh my goodness how have I

and I thought oh my goodness how have I slipped into this gender norm I

slipped into this gender norm I

slipped into this gender norm I immediately apologized and then I used

immediately apologized and then I used

immediately apologized and then I used it as a teachable moment for our

it as a teachable moment for our

it as a teachable moment for our training session but this is why it is

training session but this is why it is

training session but this is why it is so important to critically reflect and

so important to critically reflect and

so important to critically reflect and constantly self evaluate even for me as

constantly self evaluate even for me as

constantly self evaluate even for me as a trainer what happened

a trainer what happened

a trainer what happened I was so influenced by social norms that

I was so influenced by social norms that

I was so influenced by social norms that I slipped right into one myself even

I slipped right into one myself even

I slipped right into one myself even when I know what is culturally

when I know what is culturally

when I know what is culturally inappropriate number two cultural

inappropriate number two cultural

inappropriate number two cultural competency says that is concerned with

competency says that is concerned with

competency says that is concerned with book and learned knowledge and that that

book and learned knowledge and that that

book and learned knowledge and that that has power which would mean that my

has power which would mean that my

has power which would mean that my certification as a diversity trainer

certification as a diversity trainer

certification as a diversity trainer takes precedence over my entire life

takes precedence over my entire life

takes precedence over my entire life experience of working with diverse

experience of working with diverse

experience of working with diverse cultures cultural humility on the other

cultures cultural humility on the other

cultures cultural humility on the other hand seeks to fix and challenge those

hand seeks to fix and challenge those

hand seeks to fix and challenge those power imbalances recognizing yes who you

power imbalances recognizing yes who you

power imbalances recognizing yes who you are but that we have to see everyone as

are but that we have to see everyone as

are but that we have to see everyone as a complex multi-dimensional being who

a complex multi-dimensional being who

a complex multi-dimensional being who brings to the table their experiences

brings to the table their experiences

brings to the table their experiences their culture and their heritage and

their culture and their heritage and

their culture and their heritage and this is demonstrated in the formation of

this is demonstrated in the formation of

this is demonstrated in the formation of a pearl so you have a little granule of

a pearl so you have a little granule of

a pearl so you have a little granule of sand who loses his way from his friends

sand who loses his way from his friends

sand who loses his way from his friends ends up slipping into it Easter it’s all

ends up slipping into it Easter it’s all

ends up slipping into it Easter it’s all of a sudden afraid and scared this is a

of a sudden afraid and scared this is a

of a sudden afraid and scared this is a big foreign place and I don’t know where

big foreign place and I don’t know where

big foreign place and I don’t know where my people are the oyster is saying hey

my people are the oyster is saying hey

my people are the oyster is saying hey what’s going on your and they’re moving

what’s going on your and they’re moving

what’s going on your and they’re moving around and I’m starting to itch so it

around and I’m starting to itch so it

around and I’m starting to itch so it does what it I call the shimmy shake and

does what it I call the shimmy shake and

does what it I call the shimmy shake and it starts to release this neck tar this

it starts to release this neck tar this

it starts to release this neck tar this has two purposes one it coats that

has two purposes one it coats that

has two purposes one it coats that granular sand providing a tight covering

granular sand providing a tight covering

granular sand providing a tight covering making it feel a little bit more secure

making it feel a little bit more secure

making it feel a little bit more secure in this big foreign place but it also

in this big foreign place but it also

in this big foreign place but it also stops the irritation because it no

stops the irritation because it no

stops the irritation because it no longer feels the little granule of sand

longer feels the little granule of sand

longer feels the little granule of sand moving around and so essentially what

moving around and so essentially what

moving around and so essentially what happens is the oyster

happens is the oyster

happens is the oyster sandé they learn how to coexist they

sandé they learn how to coexist they

sandé they learn how to coexist they share their power and they create

share their power and they create

share their power and they create something of beauty a pearl finally

something of beauty a pearl finally

something of beauty a pearl finally cultural competency is concerned with

cultural competency is concerned with

cultural competency is concerned with self-advocacy where we might have a

self-advocacy where we might have a

self-advocacy where we might have a woman for instance who uses her personal

woman for instance who uses her personal

woman for instance who uses her personal connections to help elevate her career

connections to help elevate her career

connections to help elevate her career instead of using the resources before

instead of using the resources before

instead of using the resources before her to help all of the women in her

her to help all of the women in her

her to help all of the women in her organization to collectively break the

organization to collectively break the

organization to collectively break the glass ceiling cultural humility then

glass ceiling cultural humility then

glass ceiling cultural humility then says no we want you to aspire to have

says no we want you to aspire to have

says no we want you to aspire to have partnerships so that you can learn about

partnerships so that you can learn about

partnerships so that you can learn about not only a group of people but to be

not only a group of people but to be

not only a group of people but to be able to advocate for them as well

able to advocate for them as well

able to advocate for them as well realizing that we do not live in this

realizing that we do not live in this

realizing that we do not live in this diverse world alone and that we need

diverse world alone and that we need

diverse world alone and that we need everybody to be there and so we saw this

everybody to be there and so we saw this

everybody to be there and so we saw this recently in the last couple of months

recently in the last couple of months

recently in the last couple of months with all of the instances of devastation

with all of the instances of devastation

with all of the instances of devastation we had the hurricanes that plagued

we had the hurricanes that plagued

we had the hurricanes that plagued Houston Miami the Caribbean in Puerto

Houston Miami the Caribbean in Puerto

Houston Miami the Caribbean in Puerto Rico leaving thousands in waist-deep

Rico leaving thousands in waist-deep

Rico leaving thousands in waist-deep waters no power completely destroyed

waters no power completely destroyed

waters no power completely destroyed homes in all of their material

homes in all of their material

homes in all of their material possessions then you’ll remember the

possessions then you’ll remember the

possessions then you’ll remember the hundreds of people running for their

hundreds of people running for their

hundreds of people running for their lives when all they were trying to do

lives when all they were trying to do

lives when all they were trying to do was enjoy a concert in Las Vegas or the

was enjoy a concert in Las Vegas or the

was enjoy a concert in Las Vegas or the complete neighborhoods burned down

complete neighborhoods burned down

complete neighborhoods burned down leaving thousands homeless in Northern

leaving thousands homeless in Northern

leaving thousands homeless in Northern California and even this week a small

California and even this week a small

California and even this week a small Baptist Church in Texas a mass shooting

Baptist Church in Texas a mass shooting

Baptist Church in Texas a mass shooting leaving 26 dead some of you right now

leaving 26 dead some of you right now

leaving 26 dead some of you right now are fighting back the tears and the

are fighting back the tears and the

are fighting back the tears and the overwhelming sense of emotion even as we

overwhelming sense of emotion even as we

overwhelming sense of emotion even as we recall these events but one thing that I

recall these events but one thing that I

recall these events but one thing that I want you to see and remember was all the

want you to see and remember was all the

want you to see and remember was all the images on television and in the social

images on television and in the social

images on television and in the social media of people doing whatever it took

media of people doing whatever it took

media of people doing whatever it took to save someone else in those moments

to save someone else in those moments

to save someone else in those moments their race ethnicity socioeconomic

their race ethnicity socioeconomic

their race ethnicity socioeconomic status political affiliation and

status political affiliation and

status political affiliation and religion did not matter

religion did not matter

religion did not matter it was the Humana

it was the Humana

it was the Humana of man that shined bright and cost

of man that shined bright and cost

of man that shined bright and cost someone to risk their life for someone

someone to risk their life for someone

someone to risk their life for someone else

else

else there’s even an image that stands very

there’s even an image that stands very

there’s even an image that stands very close in my mind that I love and it’s of

close in my mind that I love and it’s of

close in my mind that I love and it’s of an older white woman’s face being held

an older white woman’s face being held

an older white woman’s face being held in the hands of a black woman and I

in the hands of a black woman and I

in the hands of a black woman and I would like to think that she’s saying to

would like to think that she’s saying to

would like to think that she’s saying to her we will get through this together

her we will get through this together

her we will get through this together and so you see I offer you the

and so you see I offer you the

and so you see I offer you the opportunity to take the road to cultural

opportunity to take the road to cultural

opportunity to take the road to cultural humility to position yourself and humble

humility to position yourself and humble

humility to position yourself and humble yourself so that you can learn best from

yourself so that you can learn best from

yourself so that you can learn best from others as you do this I hope that you

others as you do this I hope that you

others as you do this I hope that you will do the three things that we talked

will do the three things that we talked

will do the three things that we talked about that you will one consider that

about that you will one consider that

about that you will one consider that learning is a lifelong process

learning is a lifelong process

learning is a lifelong process take your seat in that classroom be

take your seat in that classroom be

take your seat in that classroom be willing to learn from one another while

willing to learn from one another while

willing to learn from one another while sharing of yourself I hope that you will

sharing of yourself I hope that you will

sharing of yourself I hope that you will do whatever is possible in in your power

do whatever is possible in in your power

do whatever is possible in in your power to shift and challenge those power

to shift and challenge those power

to shift and challenge those power imbalances in a way that allows us to

imbalances in a way that allows us to

imbalances in a way that allows us to live communally together in our diverse

live communally together in our diverse

live communally together in our diverse society and then finally to be able to

society and then finally to be able to

society and then finally to be able to advocate and partner with others in a

advocate and partner with others in a

advocate and partner with others in a way that we charge our systems and

way that we charge our systems and

way that we charge our systems and institutions to level the playing field

institutions to level the playing field

institutions to level the playing field so that equity becomes the norm and

so that equity becomes the norm and

so that equity becomes the norm and humanity is our most important identity

humanity is our most important identity

humanity is our most important identity namaste

namaste

namaste [Applause]

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