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How to discuss racial safety with unsupportive partners

I want to move somewhere with more diversity but my partner thinks I'm being paranoid about our current town's racial dynamics.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Disagreement about threat assessment based on racial experience creates relational tension around safety decisions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Racial identity — lived experience?”

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