Reimagining Black Relations - #3 - Get comfortable being uncomfortable

#3 - Get comfortable being uncomfortable

08/14/20 • 39 min

Dr. Ward Ulmer, President of Walden University is confident our generation can make a positive change that will be felt by future generations. He believes that each and every person is a product of their upbringing, and considering we all came from the same place, it is not okay to be racist.
He asserted that, while he cannot control his white privilege, he can control whether he is racist or not. With the Walden community, he is committed to ensuring a safe, respectful, and open forum for people of all backgrounds.
"I think what makes this so raw, and so real, is, we saw a human being, being killed. We saw George Floyd killed" - Dr. Ward Ulmer

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#2 - Fear, root cause of racism

Belinda Kendall, Chief Executive Officer of Promise Media Group shared her insights from both spiritual and social perspectives. She expressed the uniqueness of law enforcement officers' relationship between blacks and whites, and shared her understanding of the historical significance of the badge.
Ms. Kendall reminded us to consider the impact of this racial discourse to both adults and children, particularly when they return to work and school. She is particularly concerned about the misunderstanding between "black lives matter" and "white lives matter".
"The number 1 selling car is either black or white, every dignitary has a black car, every young girl has a black dress, high class dinner are referred to as a black tie affair. There is nothing wrong with black until it gets on the skin" - Belinda Kendall

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#4 - Stop being a spectator to success

Dr. George Fraser, a global award winner with over 350 awards and citations around the world became a recipient of Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award under President Barack Obama in 2016. Dr. Fraser is the Chief Executive Officer of FraserNet Inc.
He called the black race to order, expressing their need to understand their roots as descendants of kings, queens, and warriors. He reminded them that the 400 years of slavery was just a blip, the history before the 400 years must be modeled, rekindled, and reported on, and seen by their children.
Dr. Fraser affirmed the need for blacks to demonstrate to the world who they really are - mothers and fathers of humankind who civilized the world. He asserted that, Blacks have a moral and spiritual obligation to live to this expectation, and cannot be less than excellence.
"Only white people can be mediocre and average. Black people cannot be mediocre and average in America. How do we know this? Donald Trump vs. Barack Hussein Obama...mediocrity personified" - Dr. George Fraser