The personal transformation that is essential for each of us is listening—and listening, in particular, to the voices of those who have been rejected because of their blackness. Whether it’s the prayer warrior at your local AME church or the Black Lives Matter activist you meet at a local protest, white people need to cultivate the daily practice of listening to that person. We listen not only to hear where they are coming from but also to understand who we are in a world we share, though our experiences of it are vastly different.
