This podcast exists as a warm invitation to join in my journey of discovery about how my whiteness in America has advantaged me, while I’ve been mostly oblivious to all the disadvantages which have been structured into life for Black people in America. If you are feeling some concern about the ugly facts of systemic racism in America, then this podcast is for you, for us… together.
In this episode’s conversation, we benefit from the bright intellect and generous heart of Dr.Tracy Timberlake. She helps us with a comprehensive definition of RACISM, and then consideration of facts that’ve been purposely obscured from whites’ direct experience and understanding. Tracy earned her Doctorate in Education from Nova Southeastern University, a Master of Arts from John Brown University, and a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Miami… Tracy is a Multi-Award Winning Business Coach, a Tedx Speaker and Tracy is a highly respected Online Influencer.
I’d have loved to talk all day with Tracy, but I’m thinking that the best way to structure this podcast is to share relatively brief conversations… by focusing on one topic at a time, so that you and I can progressively gain an accurate sense of the massive scope of challenges Black people are currently facing in America … and gain this understanding without being overwhelmed - intellectually and emotionally.
The purpose of this podcast is to introduce you to the multi-layered and multi-dimensional elements that define life in America for Black people, then provide you with some of what my research has uncovered so your comprehension can deepen and widen at your own pace… so you can move ahead towards contributing to the solutions that call to you most personally, perhaps even urgently.
Here’s the Facebook link in which Tracy covers a whole range of challenges currently calling for our attention and for our constructive responses. Even though it's an hour long, I watched it twice: https://www.facebook.com/drtracyt/videos/10105163529158077/
Here’s a valuable article, written by John Rice, that appeared in The Atlantic - June 21, 2020 issue, titled "The Difference Between First-Degree Racism and Third-Degree Racism": https://www.theatlantic.com/category/america/
Understanding terminology: Where are you on the journey? Racist/not-a-racist/ally/anti-racist/co-conspirator? https://www.facebook.com/coreybennettwilliams/videos/10224091936867064/
A Call for Leaders in the Digital World | Dr. Tracy Timberlake | TEDxYoungCirclePark
