How is racial injustice prevention more important than intervention? How does self-care play a role in anti-racist activism?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts in multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Toiell Washington, a community-based activist, founder of the non-profit organization Black Boston, and CEO of the educational game company The Master's Tools. Washington talks about the importance of prevention over intervention in the social justice space. She highlights her journey with internalized racism and how she educated herself more on systemic racism. She discusses the difference between cultural and systemic racism and the ways her companies open up the dialog to both educate and boost younger generations in an effort to make them more politically engaged.
Toiell Washington is a 23-year-old Boston native and cofounder of Black Boston Inc, a community organization that strives for the uplifting and support of Black Bostonians. She spent her early years doing advocacy work in Domestic, Gun, and other violence prevention efforts where she found a love for civic engagement. Currently, she is a graduating senior at Salem State University, where she is pursuing her degree in Sociology. Alongside her role at Black Boston, she has also launched a Black owned game company to teach people about systems of oppression, called The Master's Tools LLC. She is a strong advocate for education and non-traditional learning.
LINKS
www.themasterstools.com
www.blackboston.org
IG & Twitter: @blackboston2020
Books:
The Color of Law
The New Jim Crow
Algorithms of Oppression
Authors:
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Bell Hooks
Angela Davis
Audre Lorde
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