Harold Michael Harvey: WE WERE JUST TWO CHILDREN PLAYING 🚨

Harold Michael Harvey: WE WERE JUST TWO CHILDREN PLAYING 🚨 The most powerful lesson about racism I have heard this year came from a toy truck. This week I had the privilege of speaking with award-winning author, attorney, publisher, and civil rights advocate Harold Michael Harvey. At four years old, Harold was playing with another little boy in a general store in rural Georgia. The two children were laughing and playing with a toy truck when it rolled behind the store counter. Without thinking, Harold followed it. His grandmother immediately panicked. She cried. She pleaded. She feared something terrible might happen. That was the day Harold learned there were invisible lines in society he wasn't supposed to cross. Yet what struck me wasn't the story of segregation. It was the reminder that prejudice is learned. The two boys weren't enemies. They weren't political opponents. They weren't divided by ideology. They were simply two children playing. Seventy years later, Harold continues to ask the same question: Why do people learn to fear, distrust, or hate those who are different from them? As the founder of HerStory Circle and a student of the African philosophy of Ubuntu, I was reminded that our humanity is interconnected. When we share our stories, we build bridges. When we stop listening, we build walls. 💡 Key Insights from my conversation with Harold: 🔹 Children are not born with prejudice; they learn it. 🔹 The stories we tell shape the society we create. 🔹 History is not about the past—it is a guide for the future. 🔹 Real change begins with human connection. 🔹 Friendship can transform perspectives more powerfully than arguments. 🔹 Democracy depends on people understanding the stories that came before them. 🔹 Every person has a story that can help someone else see the world differently. 🔹 The most powerful leaders build bridges, not barriers. 🌍 In a world that often feels divided, perhaps the solution is simpler than we think: Talk to someone whose life experience is different from your own. You might discover you have more in common than you imagined. ✨ Three Quotes to Reflect On: "We were just two children playing." — Harold Michael Harvey "The stories we forget become the mistakes we repeat." "A person is a person through other people." — Ubuntu Philosophy ❤️ Your story matters. ❤️ Your voice matters. ❤️ Your humanity matters. #Ubuntu #Leadership #Storytelling #CivilRights #DiversityAndInclusion #HumanConnection #ThoughtLeadership #TEDx #HistoryMatters #Democracy #PodcastInterview #HerStoryCircle #Community #Legacy #Inspiration 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5568020363870208