018 | White Privilege and Responsibility

We are in the midst of a civil rights movement that is spanning the globe sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and the long list of people of color who have been murdered and lynched for too many years to count.

It is imperative that we be in conversation and lean into any of the discomforts being felt. It is essential that we learn how to own our white privilege and use our voices to create a country where once and for all, every human is equal under the law. Leah and Jenn have a deep and heartfelt conversation about ending white silence, owning white privilege, and standing for black lives matter.

#endwhitesilence

#blacklivesmatter

#whitesilenceisviolence

#amplifymelanatedvoices

In this episode we discussed:

• Each person needs to start learning and contributing from wherever they are.
• The importance of not shaming one another.
• Learning the truth about black history and the black experience in America.
• Leaning into the difficult and uncomfortable conversations.
• Allowing the discomfort to guide you toward healing yourself.
• Talking to children about racism.
• Be vigilant in finding your own narrative.

Resources:

Watch:

13th (Netflix)

Resurrecting Black Wall Street

The Hate You Give

Malcolm X

Selma

Read:

Me and White Supremacy by Layla Saad

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Divided Sisters by Midge Wilson and Kathy Russell

Get Active:

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) - https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/

8 Can’t Wait - https://8cantwait.org/

Black Lives Matter - https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Grassroots Law Project - https://www.grassrootslaw.org/

NAACP - https://www.naacp.org/

The Obama Foundation - https://www.obama.org/

American Civil Liberties Union - https://www.aclu.org/

Follow:

@shaunking

@blklivesmatter

@jessicawilson.msrd

@blackandembodied

@mnfreedomfund

@aclu_nationwide

@tamikamallory

@rachel.cargle

@showingupforracialjustice

@leemerrittesq

@sistersong_WOC

@unitedwedream

@antiracismctr

Donate:

www.reclaimtheblock.com

www.knowyourrightscamp.com

www.minnesotafreedomfund.org

www.grassrootslaw.org

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