My position as a Race & Equality Reporter is being cut among 100 other positions across CNN amid restructuring and broader cuts by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. I was also informed that my team was disbanded. My last day will be this Friday, August 9. 1/6 While this is unfortunate, emotionally, mentally and spiritually I am truly ok! As I told college graduates during a commencement speech in May, layoffs in our industry are inevitable right now but to let fear “be the slingshot to propel you where you are meant to be.” 2/6