Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Blog # 3

There are many times in my life where I have felt invisible. Sometimes, I have welcomed the invisibility, enjoying the freedom to go about unseen. However, at other times I wished to be seen. After watching Mellody Hobson's TED talk, Color Blind or Color Brave?, I would say that she helped me think of visibility in a new way. For example, during her talk, Hobson mentioned how she viewed color blindness as ignoring the problem of racial discrimination. This means turning a blind eye and making it seem that the racial discrimination isn't there. She also talked about how she had an experience where she learned to be comfortable being uncomfortable and dealing with the discomfort. Like previously mentioned, by dealing with the discomfort, you are being visible with not only others, but also yourself.

By having a youth space like Youth in Action (YIA), youth can be allowed to be a part of a place where they can shine and get rid of the invisibility that Hobson mentioned. This means that the YIA allows the youth to not only share their stories, but allow them to be open with how they are feeling and what they believe. This also gives the youth the opportunity to practice becoming leaders and create change in the community. By doing this, it allows the youth to in many ways, come out of their shells. This is similar to Hobson's belief in being comfortable being uncomfortable. Doing this will allow those youth to be able to do things they don't feel comfortable doing, but they are dealing with the discomfort head on. By having the youth work to create changes in the community, it could also help fellow youth in the community be comfortable in being uncomfortable and bring them into YIA to develop even more into being visible.

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