"The point is, you want to be there."
There are many ways to be an 'only'. It's not just the hot topic of the day, the treatment of people based on race or ethnicity. You may be the only female in the room. You may be the only male in the room. You may be the only Eskimo in the room. You may bring an achieved status (such as education level, a home experience, or living abroad perspective) to the room. Each and every person brings a unique viewpoint to a conversation and one that can contribute to a better solution if it's shared.
To the point, this blog post has no "labels" or "tags" or "shortcuts" as is the standard in posts because it shouldn't be what you SEE that prompts thoughts, it should be what you HEAR and READ that makes you think, gain perspective, and take steps forward because of what you've learned.
If you are the only one - a one of a kind - in a room, you practically have the moral obligation to stand up, to be heard. How will things change if there is silence?
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/07/29/427190143/on-wyatt-cenac-key-peele-and-being-the-only-one-in-the-room
