Equity Narratives: Recalling my own journey as I sent my son off to college

Members of the Lumina Foundation staff are sharing our “equity narratives” — personal journeys around race in America. These are part of a collective effort to explore the country’s long history of structural racism and how these barriers affect the people we’re trying to help — and influence how and why we chose this work. See more about the project here.

By Susan Johnson

Last semester, I sent my son off to college. People who know me will tell you that since my son was small…