Makena: See Me, Hear Me, Know Me

Standing Up to Racism

Although Makena is fictional, her story is based on real racial injustices Black people experience. People make assumptions about others when they don’t know much about an ethnicity, cultural background, or religious belief. How can we change false assumptions?

• Find videos that help you learn about others’ life experiences and points of view
• Look up articles about anti-racism or discover books by authors of color whose main characters are different than you
• Learn another language, just a few words or phrases
• Watch a show or movie featuring people from a different racial group than you
• Research racial makeup of your community to better understand the racial minorities around you
• Try new recipes to make food you’ve never tried before from a different ethnic group