On this episode, Merle joins us to share his story of what it is like to grow up Black in America. Personally, I found his perspective very intriguing as his parents chose to homeschool him. Not only did they teach him about the great Black men and women from the past, but they also taught him at a young age to understand that he is worthy just for being him no matter what the system says. I ask that as you listen to this episode, you do so with an open mind and heart. Perhaps, you will see from a new perspective than you have before.

Book Recommendations:

I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by: Austin Channing Brown

How to be an anti racist by: Ibram Kendi

The New Jim Crow by: Michelle Alexander

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America by: Gilbert King

Just Mercy by: Bryan Stevenson

Biased by: Jennifer Eberhardt

Between the World and Me by: Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Blood of Emmett Till by: Timothy Tyson

The Color of Law by: Richard Rothstein

Killers of the Flower Moon by: David Grann

White Rage The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Division by: Carol Anderson

The Nickel Boys by: Colson Whitehead

The Sun Does Shine by: Anthony Ray Hinton