Dax-Devlon Ross is an educator, non-profit executive, journalist, and author of six books. He wrote “Letters to My White Male Friends” to explain how racism has harmed him, but also how it hurts society at large. Dax-Devlon also gives direction as to how we can combat racism in our workplaces, our communities, our families, and most importantly, in ourselves. He appeared at a virtual National Writers Series event and spoke with Courtney Wiggins of Northern Michigan E3, a group dedicated to racial justice and education.
In the second half of the program, Susie Yang was born in China but grew up in the United States. Before becoming an author, she founded a tech-startup that taught twenty thousand people how to code. Then she wrote her first novel, “White Ivy,” about a young Asian-American woman named Ivy Lin who becomes a thief. Susie appeared at a virtual National Writers Series event and spoke with fellow author Aarti Shahani.
National Writers Series: Dax-Devlon Ross and Susie Yang
