BONUS – "I'm Afraid I'll Offend Someone"

07/29/20 • 15 min

We give some thoughts to the idea of not entering into racial justice conversations due to not wanting to offend someone or by saying the "wrong" thing.

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We give some thoughts to the idea of not entering into racial justice conversations due to not wanting to offend someone or by saying the "wrong" thing.

Visit us at blackhistoryforwhitepeople.com + for bonus content, full interviews, and the ability to vote for future topics, support us at patreon.com/blackhistoryforwhitepeople for $5 a month.

Check us out on Twitter @BHforWP and Instagram @BlackHistoryForWhitePeople or freel free to email us at [email protected].

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Previous Episode

Lynching in America - Part 2

Part 2 of our discussion on Lynching in America. We meet with Jessica Luther Rummel, a doctoral student at UNT studying the theo-historical origins of white supremacy and family advocate with the Denton County NAACP to discuss the history of Goat Man's Bridge and the case with Lermont Stowers-Jones. We then take some time to lament our past. Finally, we end the episode with interviewing the parents of Lermont Stowers-Jones, Amy and Lermon, to talk about their experience.

Share and support the Lermont Stowers-Jones case by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-lermont-stowersjones.

Visit https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/explore - Find the closest county you live near and try to find information on the specific lynchings

Read the report - https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/drupal/sites/default/files/2019-08/lynching-in-america-3d-ed-080219.pdf - A lot of information here, take your time, look at the pictures, ask yourself questions.

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Next Episode

Tulsa Race Massacre

We first go over the historical context of the time, what actually happened, what justice did occur, and why it’s helpful to know that this happened.

Visit http://edan.si.edu/slideshow/viewer/?damspath=/Public_Sets/NMAAHC/NMAAHC_Slideshows/2015_176_1 and read this early eye witness account from a lawyer that survived the massacre.
Set a calendar reminder for June 1, 2021 the centennial of the massacre and create a post on your social media to teach others what happened.
Visit / Donate to the Greenwood Culture Center: https://greenwoodculturalcenter.com/shop

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