Ramesh Nagarajah shares his experiences growing up in an integration program, METCO, in Boston. He was inspired by the ambition of the people surrounding him and went on to play college football at the prestigious Naval Academy. At Navy, he made friends from all different backgrounds with different values and beliefs. Ramesh recently wrote a viral Medium article with over 2.5 million views. Listen to his inspiring story and his philosophy on empathy and understanding.
Hosted by Lucy Bostwick.
Articles mentioned:
Spotlight on Racism in Boston: https://apps.bostonglobe.com/spotlight/boston-racism-image-reality/series/image/
The Case for Reparations: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcCnQ3iRkys
Reflections from a Token Black Friend: https://humanparts.medium.com/reflections-from-a-token-black-friend-2f1ea522d42d
METCO: https://metcoinc.org/ , https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/boston-metco-program-school-desegregation/584224/
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