[music] [applause] I still remember the sting of my first real disappointment at work. I was a young woman working in a busy bookstore when my manager suddenly quit. I kept with the day-to-day operations, opening and closing, bank runs, placing textbook orders, and reconciling customer complaints, all during the busiest season of the year, only to find out I wasn't even considered for the managing position.Somehow, I wasn't qualified enough to be promoted. Yet, I was qualified enough to train the new manage ...

[Applause] What if I told you that the most dangerous kind of racism isn't shot in the streets, but whispered in the classrooms, hallways, even living rooms. You know, the kind of someone says, "Relax. It's just a joke. Don't take it personal." Or friends, it's okay. I've heard that so many times.And every single time it made me wonder why the joke had to be at my expense. I can't even count how many times someone has commented on my hair, my skin, or the food I eat. Always followed by, "Come on, it's just ...