Exploring race is still something that many of us avoid, some have been socialized that it's impolite---yet the race-based issues that we continue to wrestle with in this country and right here in our city are not going away. This workshop will support participants to recognize some of their own biases along with race-based institutional and systemic barriers that still plague us. Participants will engage in candid conversations and be introduced to a few simple tools that increase the likelihood that conversations about race will be productive. The session is structured for a high level of interaction between participants---this is not a sit and get experience. Each session can accommodate up to 40 participants.