And so I kind of live in that space where there’s a little sliver of hope...and we have some little slivers
In episode 6 of season 1, you’ll hear from community leader and entrepreneur Tracey Robertson. When she first came to Wisconsin, people assumed Tracey moved for the nearby prison or to escape the ghettos of Chicago. As a way of countering these problematic assumptions, she began having conversations about race with members of the women’s group at her church. These discussions led to the founding of Tracey’s racial literacy nonprofit.
When it comes to Tracey’s work, she says the challenges she and many others face can take everything out of you. It’s the glimpses of hope that keep her going. .
“Those of us who do race work, if there’s a little sliver of hope, then there’s hope,” says Tracey. “And so I kind of live in that space where there’s a little sliver of hope...and we have some little slivers.”
In the episode, Tracey discusses what it means to be color brave, a term of empowerment that inspired a photo project to increase representation and raise awareness about barriers and stereotypes that people of color face. We hope you enjoy this dialogue on how people are making places better every day.
