When I look back on my life, I am grateful for the variety of unique experiences I have had. I have been connected to diversity since childhood. My hometown of Moss Point, Mississippi, the last state to abolish slavery, was a small rural community. The city’s current population is 13,704, of which 73% are Black or African American, 23% are Caucasian, 1% are Hispanic or Latino, and 1% are biracial (Gomez & Bernet, 2019). Despite the homogenous population of my city, I grew up valuing diversity and individual differences, even within the same racial group. One of the first distinct experiences I can vividly remember was the numerous religious services performed by members of the black community. My parents believed that one of the most important factors in raising a well-rounded child was “exposure to the world around them”. Therefore, we often go to churches of many different faiths. My own family practiced multiple teachings (Gopalkrishnan, 2018). My mother was an atheist, my grandmother was a Baptist, and my great-grandmother was a Pentecostal. I’m involved in all the different belief systems that everyone seems to have. I had to get used to following any religious organization. continue…