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A black, Jewish mother explains how her son has connected to MLK through the years
Lisa W. Rosenberg is a writer and psychotherapist specializing in multiracial identity. She is also a former ballet dancer, with essays published in Longreads, Narrative.ly, Mamalode, Interfaith Families Online, and Social Work in Healthcare. A native New Yorker, Lisa now lives in Montclair, New Jersey with her husband, two children and Goldendoodle.