DEI-LABB with Rorri Geller-Mohamed

In this episode we discuss:

• Tara's work with athletes and how DEI shows up
• Connection of mental wellness to DEI in athletic spaces
• Identity and connection
• Systemic issues and women's experiences in athletics

Tara Well's bio:

Tara is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida and a mental performance coach bringing mindfulness and mental wellness to athletes around the world. With a background in collegiate athletics, Tara embraces organizational challenges in her work and aims to reduce the stigma of mental health care one day at a time. Her company, Finish Line Mindset, tackles these challenges head on through conversation and advocacy. Connect with Tara:

In this episode we discuss:

• What Dr. Janice's new book "Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion" is about and why she decided to write it
• How she first got involved in DEI and anti-racism work
• How oppressive systems impact all of us and what that means for DEI and anti-racism conversations
• Challenges with sustainability of DEI efforts in the workplace

Dr. Janice's bio:

Janice Z. Gassam Asare, Ph.D. is the founder of BWG Business Solutions, an award-winning DEI consultancy designed to help organizations create cultures built on racial equity. Dr. Janice has had the opportunity to collaborate with Google, Amazon, Yale University, Nordstrom, H&M, and Paypal/Venmo among many others. She is the author of two best-selling books, Dirty Diversity and The Pink Elephant. She is a senior contributing writer for Forbes having authored over 350 articles. In 2022, Dr. Janice was recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Racial Equity. Dr. Janice is a Ph.D.-trained Industrial Organizational Psychologist and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in business. She is a TEDx speaker and the host of the Dirty Diversity podcast where she discusses all things diversity, equity, inclusion.

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In this episode we discuss:

• Context for us as two white Jews having this conversation
• What internalized anti-semitism is and how it shows up
• How to use the Transcending Jewish Trauma website as a tool in DEI and social justice work
• Complicated feelings around Israel and navigating these conversations in this work
• Healing and transformation to move DEI and social justice work forward

Jo's bio:

Jo Kent Katz (she/her) is a social justice educator, an Intuitive healer, and an ordained Kohenet.  She is a political educator who centers healing, and a healing practitioner who believes in collective liberation.  Jo is committed to reclaiming Ancestral connection, healing inherited legacies, and bolstering our collective capacity to dismantle racism and all forms of oppression. 

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In this episode we discuss:

• Why Clarkisha wrote the book: Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto
• What fatphobia is, how it shows up, and how intersectionality plays a role
• The Kent Test that Clarkisha created to evaluate representation of women of color in media

Clarkisha's Bio:

Clarkisha Kent is a Nigerian-American writer, culture critic, former columnist, and up-and-coming author. Committed to telling inclusive stories via unique viewpoints from nigh-infancy, she is fascinated with using storytelling and cultural criticism not as a way to “overcome” or “transcend” her unique identities (as a FAT, bisexual, and disabled Black African woman), but as a way to explore them, celebrate them, affirm them, and most importantly, normalize them and make the world safe enough for people who share them to exist.

As a University of Chicago graduate with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies and English, she brings with her over seven years of pop culture analysis, four years of film theory training, and a healthy appetite for change.

Her writing has been featured in outlets like Entertainment Weekly, Essence, The Root, BET, PAPER, HuffPost, MTV News, Wear Your Voice Magazine, and more. She is also the creator of #TheKentTest, a media litmus test designed to evaluate the quality of representation that exists for women of color in film and other media.

Currently, Kent is working on finishing a memoir, a novel about a Black female outlaw, and a TV comedy pilot about an immortal familiar.

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In this episode we discuss:

• How Christie got started in DEI work
• Navigating budget cuts in DEI work
• Why DEI is sometimes labeled as exclusionary despite that being contradictory
• What including conservative voices means in DEI work

Christie's Bio:

Christie Lindor is an award-winning Workplace Culture & Inclusion Strategist with over 20 years of management consulting advising clients for firms such Deloitte, EY, and IBM. She has served 100s of global organizations across 31 industries in 10 different countries. The breadth and depth of her experience range from IT transformation and mergers & acquisitions to change management and organizational development. She has more than 12 years experience planning, designing, and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Corporate America. 

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In this episode, Dr. Shaun M. Anderson and I talk about what DEI in sports is all about, what inspired him to write his new book, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter, and social responsibility for organizations.  Even if you aren't a sports person like me, you can learn a lot about the important work that is happening in the field of sports and how you can apply takeaways to your organization.  

In this episode, we dive into how to develop your DEI-LABB lens to become a better leader and advance DEI-LABB work in your organization.  We discuss:

• how I'm showing up to today's episode including discussing some personal processing and current events going on
• What a DEI-LABB lens is, why you need it, and how it can impact how you show up at your organization
• How to learn by using examples from Netflix's Ginny & Georgia to develop your lens 
• What you can do to strengthen your lens
• An action step to keep you moving

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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Evelyn Alsultany about her work in Hollywood on Muslim inclusion (super exciting to have our first podcast guest that has worked in that space), her new book, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion, what this work looks like in corporate spaces, and what you can do to develop your leadership skills. 

Dr. Evelyn Alsultany's Bio:

Evelyn Alsultany is a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in the U.S. media. She is the author of Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (NYU Press, 2022) and Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11 (2012). She is an associate professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College. She has served as an educator and consultant for Hollywood studios and co-authored criteria, the Obeidi-Alsultany Test, to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims. Professor Alsultany has published op-eds in The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, and Newsweek and has a podcast, “Muslims As Seen on TV.” 

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In this mini episode, I share about the podcast changes including a new name, new look, and a new focus on leadership development in DEI and anti-racism work.  I talk about how the change came about and what you can expect in upcoming episodes.  

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In this episode, I talk with Kris about her wealth of experience as a lawyer advocating for kids and systemic change in the juvenile justice system.  She breaks down the racial inequities that exist and talks about what all of us can to do create change.  She shares what inspired her to write her book The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth, how we can be more cognizant of our own biases, and the inspiration that comes from youth activism.

Kris's Bio:

In this solo episode, I talk about the controversial topic of CRT in schools.  I share why this issue is so challenging and what you can do to help you understand and navigate these conversations.  I share 3 steps that you can that will help you engage in difficult conversations and move the dialogue forward for change.   

Additional Resource: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05

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In this episode, Christine and I talk about what collective resilience is and why Christine is so passionate about it.  We also dig into what this looks like in the context of anti-racism work.  

Christine's Bio: 

Christine Muehlman Gyovai is the Principal of Dialogue + Design Associates, is the granddaughter of a coal miner and firefly scientist, and has over twenty years of experience in creating community transformation and resilience. Named a “Cville 20” by Charlottesville magazine as a key driver for creating change, she is a professional facilitator and planner with certificates in charrettes, coaching, teaching yoga, and mediation, she hosts the Collective Resilience: We Rise podcast. A recipient of the Paul Dulaney Conservation Award, she has worked on projects nationally and in Appalachia focused on increasing community resilience and sustainability.  Christine holds a M.U.E.P. in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia, a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Burlington College, and lives at the base of the Blue Ridge mountains in Virginia with her husband and two children.

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In this episode, the authors of Feminist AF and I talk about centering feminism and smashing the patriarchy and the overlap that has with the topic of race and racism.  They talk about what inspired them to write this book, the importance of empowerment, and why it is so important for women of all ages to read it.  

Feminist AF Author Bios: 

Brittney Cooper is Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower and co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective.

Susana M. Morris is Associate Professor of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is the co-editor with Brittney C. Cooper and Robin M. Boylorn of the anthology The Crunk Feminist Collection (Feminist Press, 2017). She is the co-founder of the Crunk Feminist Collective.

Chanel Craft Tanner serves as the Director of the Center for Women at Emory where she also earned her Ph.D. in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. As director, her work focuses on creating programs, events, and learning opportunities that recognize and redress historic and persistent gender inequity at Emory and beyond. She is a member of the Crunk Feminist Collective and is passionate about class oppression, prison abolition, and Black feminism. A city girl with a country flair, she calls both Brooklyn, NY and Danville, VA home.

Buy Feminist AF:

https://bookshop.org/books/feminist-af-a-guide-to-crushing-girlhood/9781324005056

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In this episode, Jana and I talk about how issues of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and anti-racism work show up in multiracial families that are formed through foster care and adoption.  We specifically address a topic often left out of these conversations: siblings in adoptive families.

Jana's Bio:

Jana Hunsley is an experimental psychologist, licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), TBRI Practitioner, and advocate for foster and adoptive families. Jana received her doctorate in experimental psychology from the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University where her research focused on understanding the needs of every member of adoptive and foster families and meeting their needs through developing interventions. Over the years, she has worked in various settings with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma, including outpatient counseling, home visiting, residential treatment, institutional care, schools, child welfare, and juvenile detention. Jana’s passion for this work began as a teenager when her family adopted seven children internationally.

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In this episode, Dr. Griffin and I talk about challenging book bans and the empathy, understanding, and knowledge that comes from learning through stories.  We talk about her new book, Read Until You Understand and how this can be used as a tool in anti-racism work.  

Dr. Griffin's Bio: Dr. Farah Jasmine Griffin is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where she also served as the inaugural Chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department. She is the author of five books including Who Set You Flowin?: The African American Migration Narrative (1995), If You Can’t Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday (2001), Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever (with Salim Washington, 2008), and Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II and her new book Read Until You Understand: The Profound Wisdomm of Black Life in Literature.

In this episode, Alyssa and I dive into what anti-racism leadership looks like and how Alyssa got into anti-racism coaching.  We talk about the challenges that she sees her clients experience and how she supports them in overcoming those challenges.

Alyssa's Bio: Alyssa Hall is an Inclusive Business and Leadership Coach.  She helps white coaches understand their role with anti-racism while creating inclusive businesses wth her group coaching program The School of Anti-Racist Leadership. She has also begun expanding her work in helping BIWOC entrepreneurs stop people pleasing and step into embracing their full selves in their business.

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In this episode, Antoinetta and I talk about what DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) work actually looks like when it's done well and not just performatively in organizations and companies.  Antoinetta shares where organizations can start when they want to do this work, how to prioritize it even when it's challenging, and what's needed for it to really be sustained.   

Antoinetta's Bio:
Antoinetta Mosley is the CEO and Principal Leader at I Follow the Leader LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy, initiatives, and education. I Follow the Leader was launched in 2016 to heighten awareness and readiness of DEI initiatives within companies. Antoinetta and her team partner with organizations to move them along the diversity continuum, improve their overall culture, and increase profitability, creativity, and innovation.

In this episode, Lisa and I talk about her experience starting the Social Provocative Complex, a racial justice and education organization as well as the overlap between that and her financial coaching practice.  She talks about the transformation that participants have had through the Social Provocative Complex and how it's designed to increase education and consciousness awareness on issues of racial justice and equity.  She also shares her insights and thoughts on the topic of reparations.    

Lisa's Bio:

Lisa Barclay is the founder of the Wealthy Diva founder and a financial fitness coach. Lisa is a licensed financial advisor with 25+ years’ experience in financial services. She is also a partner in a racial justice and education organization, the Social Provocative Complex.  Lisa’s career has literally taken her around the world and back home to the NY Metro Area. Her practice was born because she loves to talk, teach, and share what she learns with other women.

Connect with Lisa:

thewealthydiva2021@gmail.com

IG: @thewealthydiva2021

FB: Thewealthydiva2021

www.thewealthydiva.com

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In this episode, I was honored to interview Melissa Guida-Richards, the author of the book What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption: An Adopteeʼs Perspective on its History, Nuances, and Practices.  We talk about what inspired her to write the book, her personal experience as a transracial adoptee with white parents, and advice that she has to help white parents on their parenting journey and how to best support their children. 

Melissa's bio:

In this episode, Nequosha and I talk about challenging assumptions and inequity in law and business.  Nequosha shares her personal experience of multiculturalism in her family and her professional insight in the inequities that exist in law and business and how we can go about challenging them.  

Nequosha's Bio:
Nequosha Anderson is a business and intellectual property attorney for the last eight years who assists primarily women creatives who want to legally protect their income-producing ideas. She safeguards businesses and brand assets to ensure their intellectual property is secure and not stolen allowing the business owner to creatively operate in their genius and not be robbed of what’s rightfully theirs. She serves clients in this space throughout the United States. 

In this episode, Racine and I talk about financial empowerment, disparities, and inequities.  We explore the challenges around financial empowerment, what bias looks like, and the relationship building with a financial advisor.  Racine shares her experiences of helping her clients and how she navigates challenges.  

Racine's bio:

In this episode, Christina and I talk about what it looks like to focus on wellness when doing DEI work and how it can be a great entry point for bringing this conversation into organizations.  She also gives great advice and breaks down what it really means to de-center whiteness.   Christina also share her personal and professional experiences in this work.  

Christina's Bio:
Christina Farinacci-Roberts is a learning architect, diversity & inclusion strategist, keynote speaker, S.O.U.L. coach and 20 year veteran educator who is passionate about driving equity and excellence for all.  As the founder and chief consultant of Head Heart Hands Consulting, she advises senior executive clients to create equitable systems and inclusive structures for diverse stakeholders to experience greater individual and organizational flourishing. Using her experience as a NYC high school principal, she creates interactive and immersive learning experiences that support leaders to remove barriers and shape cultures that drive substantive change and fuel sustainable growth. Christina is also the matriarch of a blended family who strives to model to her two children the unrelenting work ethic and audacious ambitions her Korean Tiger mom and Italian American veteran dad instilled. She is very strong in her faith and maintains her sanity with yoga, jogging, CrossFit and frequent karaoke sessions.

In this episode, Reketta and I dig into dismantling medical racism, perinatal health disparities, and common blind spots for professionals and patients in healthcare.  We talk about what changes are needed, what that can look like, and what you can do to get involved.  

Reketta's bio:
Reketta Peterson is a licensed professional counselor and BIPOC health equity consultant. She is a HAES (Health At Every Size) advocate and a member of the association for size diversity, and health. Reketta loves globe-trotting, swimming, and naps.  

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In this solo episode, I share 6 tips for dealing with your own frustration caused by white people around issues of race and racism in your life.  Whether it's a personal or professional situation, I share my insight to help you navigate these feelings and situations while staying aligned to your anti-racism values.  

Rorri's Bio:

In this episode, Sara and I dig into how she has taken steps to challenge inequities in the real estate field. She talks about how she made the decisions to prioritize racial equity in her real estate business and decided to create a racial justice toolkit for professionals.  She shares helpful advice for what both real estate and non real estate professionals can do to work for racial equity and justice. 

Sara's Bio:

Sara Alvarado is a writer, speaker, teacher, and co-conspirator specializing in race relations, racial justice, and real estate. She believes that the way to tackle difficult topics in both life and business is to show up real, raw, bold, vulnerable and always ready for fun.

In this episode, Casper and I talk about her experience creating a racial literacy curriculum, the racial equity work she has done in schools, how to start with low hanging fruit, and how she has navigated challenges that have come up.

Casper's bio:

Casper Caldarola founded the New York based, non-profit, Pollyanna in 2015. Casper founded Pollyanna to support the schools that have made a commitment to building a more inclusive school community through multi-constituent conference models, workshops, community  assessments and racial literacy curriculum.

Casper’s experience includes serving as president of the Dalton School Parents Association. In addition, Casper was the Communications Director at the Allen-Stevenson School and was tasked with helping to develop and implement equity initiatives, such as, developing a more inclusive hiring process and creating Parent Chats with topics that focused on DEI. Before joining the independent school world, she was a marketing and advertising executive.

Casper now serves on the Board of Seeds of Peace. She was a trustee at the Dalton School for 10 years and served as a member of the Executive Committee, chaired the Committee on New Trustees and Community Life & Diversity Committee, and was on the strategic plan steering committee, and has also served on the boards of Parents-in-Action and Generation Citizen.

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In this episode, Delina and I talk about her Oh Freedom homeschooling curriculum and how kids and their grown ups can learn real history with a focus on understanding, empathy, and accuracy.  We also talk about how to navigate the emotional aspects of teaching and learning history.   

In this episode, Pranoo and I talk about her amazing social justice children's bookstore, how to talk to kids about hard topics, what teaching children about activism can look like, and the importance of children seeing themselves reflected in the stories they read and learning through the stories of others. 

Pranoo Kumar is a proud daughter of Konkani Indian immigrants, a career changer from medicine to education, and an activist committed to inclusive education.  Her previous experiences include elementary teacher, coach and founder of school systems/ programs on the East and West Coast. She created her own education consulting experience, divHERse, serving as the Founder and Educational Leader, focused on ensuring retention and representation of women of Color in ed leadership. Projects include: Education and Training Specialist with Future Leaders Incubator, Pre-K Design with Zeta Charter Schools, SEL Curriculum with Inner City Innovators, Education Specialist with MaySea Movement (Cangrejo, Nicaragua) and Curriculum Manager at Path to College. Accolades and certifications include: two-time Teacher Excellence Award winner, Gates Foundation US K-12 Programs Panelist, and certification in PreK-4th teaching, SEL and Trauma-Informed Yoga.  She is currently the owner and founder of Rohi’s Readery, a social justice driven children’s bookstore and learning center committed to critical literacy that promotes inclusivity and diversity.

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In this episode, Alison and I discuss writing as a tool for advocacy and Alison's wealth of experience doing diversity and inclusion work.  

Alison Tedford is a diversity and inclusion consultant from Abbotsford, BC, Canada. She is an Indigenous woman with a disability who has over a decade of experience working on inclusion topics within the Canadian government and several years more in the private sector helping brands to communicate with and about marginalized populations. She has authored three books and helps small businesses learn how to be more inclusive.

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In this episode, Halina and I talk about navigating social justice work and Jewish identity.  We also talk about Halina's recent project creating The Jewish Therapist Collective. 

In this episode, Hollie and I discuss everything from doing anti-racism work as a white women, to using an anti-racism lens in yoga, and work in a non-profit space.  

Hollie Swire is a social worker in the state of Massachusetts.  She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Simmons College. She acquired a Masters in Social Work from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. She has advanced training in Yoga for Trauma & Emotional Health, Motivational Interviewing, and recently completed an Embodied Social Justice Certificate program, and the Changemakers program!

In this episode, SharRon and I talk about what it looks like to speak out against racism and what sometimes can get in the way.  SharRon shares her personal experiences and how it's influenced her anti-racism work.

SharRon Jamison's Bio:

SharRon Jamison is a life strategist, author, minister, entrepreneur, and corporate leader who is committed to helping you BE who you were born to be, and not settle for what society has taught and told you to be. Through her coaching programs, innovative workshops, wisdom-filled books, sister circles, and speaking events, she passionately challenges people to shed societal “shoulds” and outdated beliefs so they can live  purpose-centered lives.  SharRon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia. She earned a Masters of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

In this episode I talk with Rev. Lane Cobb about her show Race Talk Revolution that she co-hosts with Eugene Holden.  We dig deep into what it's like facilitating these conversations and how she overcomes challenges that come up along the way.  

Rev. Lane Cobb's Bio:

Reverend Lane Cobb is an Interfaith Inter-spiritual Minister, Spiritual Life and Business Coach and Author. As a woman, Rev. Cobb is committed to helping women heal, grow, and thrive despite the limitations of patriarchal society. As a woman of color, she is committed to educating people about the nuances of systemic racism, and engaging them in conversations to elevate the social conscience and challenge the racist structures that block personal and societal progress. Her weekly broadcast – Race Talk Revolution w/ Lane & Eugene – provides a platform for constructive, inclusive, compassionate conversations about race.  

This is the first episode where we talk about anti-racism in an international context.  I invite you on this journey with me as I learn more about the history of Palestine and the liberation movement, the U.S. connection to all of this, and the Israeli government's role in oppression while at the same time acknowledging that there has been a rise in anti-semitism hate violence, anti-semitism needs to end, Jewish generational trauma exists, and that no group should be marginalized or oppressed.  

In this episode, we talk about doing DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) work in schools, how to overcome the challenges that come up, and advice that can help you when navigating anti-racism conversations and work in schools. 

Keasha Starks's Bio:
Keasha Starks has been in the education field for sixteen years.  In those sixteen years she has been a substitute teacher, teacher, and a district facilitator with Courageous Conversations About Race and Culturally Responsive Teaching.  Keasha has also been engaged in Equity work for the past seven or eight years with Broward County Schools and is currently managing the Equity work in the School District of Palm Beach County.  Along with her career work in education, she has also started her own consultant company, K.A.S Consultancy.  This company aligns with Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Trainings for businesses, school districts as well as coaching teachers.

In this episode, I talk with Tracy Myers about how she got involved in anti-racism work, the role multiracial identity plays in navigating this work, and how she works with others to build their anti-racism leadership. 

Tracy Myers's Bio:

Tracy is a mother, sister, friend, and story seeker. She is a multi-racial woman of color that is Indigenous, Filipina, and White. She lives deeply from an emotional place and invites all to get comfy and join her there to explore their past, present, and future and how it all impacts our ability to be brave, transformative Anti-racist leaders. Tracy's purpose is to disrupt white supremacy through her offerings of coaching, consulting, and workshops through her company, Middle Waters. Her upcoming workshop, Humble and Brave is specifically for White Anti-racist leaders who need a breakthrough and level up how they're showing up.

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In this episode we discuss:

• What shame resilience is and what it looks like in anti-racism work
• Why Alana and Robin started offering shame resilience workshops for white people
• Alana and Robin's personal journeys through anti-racism work
• Shame resilience and authentic conversations

In this episode, I interview Robin Mallison Alpern the Director of Training at the Center for the Study of White American Culture and founder of Calling White Folks in.  We discuss:

• What white culture is and what it means for white folks doing anti-racism work
• Tips for raising anti-racist white kids
• Challenges that come up in this work
• White women and history
• Advice for white people doing anti-racism work

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Episode Highlights

• Building an anti-racist subculture
  
• How Rebecca got involved in anti-racism work
  
• How a book from her partner opened her eyes
  
• What happens when you are socialized in white dominance
  
• What has been helpful in this work
  
• Impact anti-racism work has had on her family
  
• Need for a sense of belonging in anti-racism work
  

Episode Highlights

• How Sandy got involved in anti-racism work as a social worker
  
• Promoting anti-racism education in the social work and human services professions
  
• How white people can work through their emotions when doing anti-racism work
  
• What white people have lost as a result of white supremacy
  
• How she worked through challenges that came up
  

Episode Highlights:

• How Rebekah got started in anti-racism work
  
• Why she prioritizes teaching parents of white children about anti-racism and ways to talk with kids about race and take action as a family
  
• How diverse and inclusive books are important for all children
  
• Why we need to internal work
  
• Challenges she experienced with her kids and family
  
• Her decision to send her child
  

Episode Highlights

• How Meredith and Tia, 2 white women, got involved in anti-racism work in their local neighborhood
  
• How Neighbors Against White Supremacy started
  
• The difference between organizing around relationships vs. crisis mode
  
• Challenges and success in their organizing work against racism
  

NAWS (Neighbors Against White Supremacy): NAWS organizes white people in Central Queens to challenge white supremacy and anti-Black racism in ourselves and our communities.