Not So Basic Brunchcast - Episode 1 - Your Life Matters, Love Mom

In the Basic Brunchcast's first Not So Basic Brunchcast we have a guest with us today, Amanda. She and a group of mothers wrote an open letter to their black sons and Amanda is sharing that letter here with us. We discuss the topic of race, interracial relationships, navigating the daily fear surrounding the potential that your partner may not come home and much more. The Basic Brunchcast doesn't just believe in being "not racist". We believe the only way to not BE racist is to be anti-racist. We will continue to speak up and speak out and share, remembering it is not people of color's responsibility to fix racism, it is our responsibility to fix this. We hope that you will listen with an open mind and an open heart. We look forward to bringing more stories to you surrounding many diverse topics.

Lastly Basics, as you may know, it is still partial quarantine and while at times we may take some cute photos together we have still been recording outside. As a surprise to no one, 2020 is the year of the largest cicada emergence in 17 years. We removed their singing as much as we could but we apologize in advance for any forest ambiance you may hear in the background as we were among giant oak trees that are apparently the home to many a creature. Thank you for listening and Cheers (Not So) Basics!

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Additional Credits: Letter Reading Music - Childhood by Scott Buckley – www.scottbuckley.com.au