Ella Washington

I turn off, you know, the laptop and turn on my personal life and it's there too. And so in every party, at every, you know, connection point I have with people, they're eager to talk about this. But those of us who do this work don't often get a break, particularly those of us from underrepresented groups.

I turn off, you know, the laptop and turn on my personal life and it's there too. And so in every party, at every, you know, connection point I have with people, they're eager to talk about this. But those of us who do this work don't often get a break, particularly those of us from underrepresented groups.

I think they're looking for us, the adults in the room or supposed adults in the room to give them some context on what to believe, what to do next. They've not lived through a moment like this. And what I explain is I haven't either. Right. We are we are really charting new territory in many ways.

I think they're looking for us, the adults in the room or supposed adults in the room to give them some context on what to believe, what to do next. They've not lived through a moment like this. And what I explain is I haven't either. Right. We are we are really charting new territory in many ways.

I think they're looking for us, the adults in the room or supposed adults in the room to give them some context on what to believe, what to do next. They've not lived through a moment like this. And what I explain is I haven't either. Right. We are we are really charting new territory in many ways.

However, I do try to point them to many of the historical lessons that we've been talking about during this conversation today. that while we may not have seen these exact playbooks, we have seen a lot of the same strategies that we are seeing today around the anti-DEI rhetoric.

However, I do try to point them to many of the historical lessons that we've been talking about during this conversation today. that while we may not have seen these exact playbooks, we have seen a lot of the same strategies that we are seeing today around the anti-DEI rhetoric.

However, I do try to point them to many of the historical lessons that we've been talking about during this conversation today. that while we may not have seen these exact playbooks, we have seen a lot of the same strategies that we are seeing today around the anti-DEI rhetoric.

And so if there's any place of hope for me, it's looking at this next generation, what they expect and what they will demand, especially just truly looking at their demographic makeup and how they've been raised to really think of these efforts as a necessity and not a nice to have.

And so if there's any place of hope for me, it's looking at this next generation, what they expect and what they will demand, especially just truly looking at their demographic makeup and how they've been raised to really think of these efforts as a necessity and not a nice to have.

And so if there's any place of hope for me, it's looking at this next generation, what they expect and what they will demand, especially just truly looking at their demographic makeup and how they've been raised to really think of these efforts as a necessity and not a nice to have.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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