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About this quote

What does it mean?
True equality means seeing neighbors as individuals beyond race or color.
In plain terms
Look past race to see the person in everyone.
What can you take from it?
Treat everyone as a human first, not a category.

Where it applies

  • diverse communities
  • workplace
  • public policy

Putting it to work

  • unbias yourself
  • engage personally
  • advocate fairness

Questions to consider

  • How do you ensure you see the person first?
  • What biases do you need to unlearn?

Another view

Seeing color sometimes matters to address systemic issues.

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