On a suspiciously warm Friday evening in March, a beautiful Russian woman gave me jewelry recommendations and chatted my ear off. She had lots of stories of her travels, and I had lots too. Sometimes Russians are racist and don’t value Black customers. This woman was different; she was delightful. …

TL;DR In the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings, controversy surrounding prominent media outlets and influencers illuminated flaws in mainstream efforts to foster better Black/Asian relations. To lessen the detrimental impact of controversial people and statements, stop relying solely or even heavily on social media stars and outlets for your…