…but how much more impressive would have been deliberate and decisive pro-action, thoughtful and just pre-emption. 

Josh Compton

In this personal essay, written by invitation for a Black Caucus session at the National Communication Association, I consider inoculation theory as a way to confront racism and to generate dialogue.

Compton, J. (2015, November). Inoculation, racism, and dialogue [paper presentation]. National Communication Association: Las Vegas, NV, United States.