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Published: Tue, 01/19/21

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I am the daughter of a man who endured racism his entire life.

This photo below shows my dad protecting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when he spoke in Paterson, NJ (where I was born and raised) a week before his assassination.

I shared this photo many times on MLK day and, when I was a little girl, always brought this polaroid to show and tell. Did you have show and tell as a kid?

I am very proud of this legacy.

What this photo doesn't tell is that my dad was one of a handful of Black police officers in the Paterson Police Department.

The white officers refused to ride with him in a squad car so he was forced to ride motorcycle.

The white officers would yell at him every morning that they hoped he'd crash and kill himself on that motorcycle.

So, when Dr. King came to town, he was surprised that he was chosen to be in a 'plain clothes' assignment to protect him.

The truth was, they knew that there was a 'hit' out on Dr. King and they didn't want any white officers to be in danger, so, that's how daddy got to be in the presence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that day in March, 1968.

It pains me to hear stories of what the Black men and women in the 1960's had to endure.

I'm proud of their resilience and survival. It continues to strengthen me when I feel like there is no hope for this country that I live in.

I cannot do nothing while generations before me were terrorized in so many different ways.

And, if you have in your heart to be a part of what it takes to dismantle systemic racism, thank you, and it starts within.

That's why I decided to launch my book early.

The Intimacy of Race: How to move from subconscious racism to active allyship for people of privilege is now available on Amazon.

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This book contains real, simple, digestible action steps that you can immediately take to begin the work of dismantling your privilege and becoming an ally for Black Lives.

Please leave a review on Amazon if you have it in your heart to do so. This is an important resource to foster conversation and unity around racial justice and equity and I'd like it to do well.

All the best,

PS. Don't forget to join me live on my Facebook Page, Personal Coach 4 Success Wednesday mornings at 9:30am Pacific. I'll be coaching around fears and everything else that will help you be the best you that you can be. Would love to have you there.

Eva Medilek is a Speaker, Trainer, Certified High Performance Coach, Relationship Success Coach, a graduate of Ascension Leadership Academy and the High Performance Institute. She teaches driven, high achievers to have heightened levels professional success without sacrificing personal fulfillment.