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Cornelius Kirk (https://www.instagram.com/youmattertoday/) is a native of Kalamazoo Mi. He's a Product of a strong single mom who had me at 16. Cornelius was raised in Church and also became a Deacon for a time. Cornelius Worked in the furniture industry and was in leadership for most of his 20 years there.

Now, he is a leader YM4C (Young Men For Christ - https://ym4c.org/ ) a non profit, works as a wake county public school vendor with students, Volunteers at A Place at the table (https://tableraleigh.org/), participates in the Barbershop tap sessions (https://tru-access.com/). And most importantly, Cornelius is a father of 4 and grandfather of 1.

EDUCATE YOURSELF:

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son
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How the Irish Became White
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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So You Want to Talk About Race
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MORE TO COME...

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I am a TEDx Presenter, TEDx Coach, Speaker, Story Teller, Dale Carnegie Instructor, and most importantly Advocate, Husband, and Father of 2.