Why and How We Should Be Talking About Race

REFLECTIVE MEMO: When my instructor first assigned the Quest Project in class, she said that this assignment had the potential to be life changing.Her words couldn't have been truer.Throughout my academic career, I have never had an assignment that I've connected with on such a profound level and forced me to challenge myself both intellectually and emotionally.Initially, I chose this topic because of my deep personal connection to it.Although I always knew the direction I wanted to go with this project, in the beginning I was apprehensive in my approach.With this being such a complex and nuanced issue, I was overwhelmed by how I was going to consolidate the information I had acquired to the 10 to 15 pages that this project afforded.Even in reflecting on the research and work that I've done, I recognize all the facets of this conversation that I was able to discuss and the many more that I've left unturned.In addressing many of the questions I initially posed, I was inevitably left with more.As my research developed, so did my interests, and I found myself immersed in this incredibly complex and relevant topic.I now know that this quest for me will be a never-ending journey.This project was the beginning of a much larger personal exploration and one that I will probably never have all the answers to.