BEING BIPOC

What are two main reasons you love being who you are based on your race(s), and name two main reasons you are not thrilled that you are who you are in this world, based on your race(s). Do these things ignite buried emotions, or anything else? Please share.

What is the most memorable experience you have had; if any, that made you realize for the first time you were considered to be the race(s) you are. Was it positive or negative, or both? Please share.

Have you experienced any level of trauma due to your race(s)? If so, what have you done to heal from your pain?

Do you have any difficult emotions you have repressed and have not yet dealt with regarding the experience of being a person of color? Please share to your comfort level.

Do you believe that colorism exists in every culture, especially in the BIPOC community? Please share your thoughts on this.

What are happy memories or experiences you have had, as being the race(s) you are?

What are the stereotypes of your race(s) that you would like to debunk and address, and are there stereotypes that you find quite funny and believe about yourself?

Do you believe that you are prejudiced towards others because of any unforgiveness in your heart, and do you think that you can ever truly forgive others for the pain they have caused you due to your race(s)?

Do you believe that being a person of color has a positive or a negative impact on your sense of self-worth / mental health? Or both positive and negative? Please share your thoughts on this.

How has being a person of color impacted the way you show up in your personal or professional life, if you feel it has?

Has anything in your personal and/or professional life changed to respond to or to accommodate the overall recent acknowledgement of the societal challenges people of color face?

What is your feeling about the mental health impact of navigating oppression, racism and racial violence? We know this is difficult to put into words, so the group might want to discuss this question together, rather than answer one by one.

Do you feel there is a good deal of interracial prejudice between different groups of people of color, as well as colorism within the same race? If yes, how would you define interracial prejudice, and why do you think these divides have developed?

How can you find inner peace, and resilience during these trying times?

Do you feel like some white people are getting it more now? What are your thoughts and feelings on this? How far do you think we are going to go in dismantling structural and systemic racism?