The Most Valuable Tool in Our Search for Equality? Our Own Optimism | Jelani Cobb

"The most valuable thing you have is your own optimism," says Peabody Award-winning journalist Jelani Cobb. No matter what we experience now, Jelani makes one thing clear: we are way more ahead than we think they are. As the Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism. Jelani explores the enormous complexities of race and inequality, while offering guidance and hope for the future. A long-time writer for The New Yorker, and editor of its anthology collection The Matter of Black Lives, Jelani “combines the rigor and depth of a professional historian with the alertness of a reporter, the liberal passion of an engaged public intellectual, and the literary flair of a fine writer” (Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker). In this exclusive clip, he shares hope for the future, and the most important thing to know when preparing for our next steps for greater equality.
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