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Bridges said her firsthand confrontation with racism as a child continues to shape her opinions about racism in America today. She said she hoped audience members, many of whom were young children, would learn from her story.
“We pass racism on to our children, Bridges said. “And it continues to grow.” Bridges spoke about her brother, who was killed in 1993 at the age of 20.
“My brother was shot 11 times by someone who looked exactly like him. We do not live in a world where we need to only trust people who look like us,” Bridges said.
Currently, Bridges travels around the country to lecture at schools about racism.
Bridges said she uses her own experience to focus on teaching children.