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I wanted to provide an article for thought concerning our desire to increase minority involvement in family history.
Our discussions on inclusion have generally focused on what we can do to increase participation by minorities in family history. I believe that we might be looking at the problem incorrectly. We often see inclusion of minorities in a similar light as trying to get a larger participation by church members. We often focus on why church members aren't more active when it is such an important part of our belief system but we continue to have low participation no matter what we do to promote activity. Why is that? Many would respond that it is a matter of not having time, it isn't a priority, it is too difficult, it is already done by aunt Sue, etc.
In the case of minorities we should probably look at it in a different light. I read the following article this morning and it has some interesting perspectives (https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/03/im-black-climate-scientist-racism-derails-our-efforts-save-planet/). This essay focuses on climate change and how racism impacts minority involvement. If you replace climate change with family history it might provide you with a different perspective which we can use to further the discussion.
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@Miles A Meyer That was an interesting twist when you put it that way! I have been going back to this article all day and reading and rereading. My first thought is - shouldn't we be taking a hold of each other and working together rather than pointing out the differences? So much more can be accomplished. Then I go back and reread and think of other things. Thank you for this perspective.
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@Miles A Meyer Great article. We all need to discover new ways to look at the world around us.
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