Did We Get It Right? Generation X, Racism, and Learning Without a Roadmap

In this episode, I reflect on what it meant to be a Black Gen Xer navigating college life, cultural misunderstandings, and the loneliness of being “the only one” in spaces where I didn’t always feel welcome. From being told that HBCUs weren’t “the real world,” to living four years as the only Black student on my dorm floor, I share the raw lessons and coping strategies that my generation had to invent on the fly.

We didn’t always get it right—but we tried. Gen X carried the burden of learning to survive in a world that claimed to be equal but wasn’t, and we passed those lessons—messy as they were—on to future generations.

🎧 Tune in as I explore: 

• Why people “Monday morning quarterback” racism but rarely understand what it feels like in real time
• How cultural misunderstandings shaped my interactions and forced me to adapt
• What it meant to be the only one, and how safe spaces became essential for survival
• Why Generation X is the overlooked bridge generation between Baby Boomers and Millennials

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