Brandon I. Brooks
Los Angeles
“I think people have inherited biases and discriminatory ways. At times, I’ve had to challenge myself in things I may carry and not recognize.”
Kiran Bhalla
Los Angeles
“A lack of awareness, lack of knowledge, and a scarcity mindset causes folks to lash out against others who are not like them.”
Robert Sowell
La Mirada
“Fear or supremacy. People are afraid of others because they feel threatened, and they … dehumanize others because they think they’re above them.”
Robin Toma
La Canada
“When people don’t have their needs met, they let the worst of their persona … lead to ways of casting a certain group as being the problem.”
Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in Watts.