Today on the podcast, LaChaun and I are talking about issues of racism and White Supremacy, and the ways they are deeply embedded into our textile industries and communities. This country and the world and all of us are reacting to the murder of George Floyd and so many other Black people at the hands of the police. White folks are being called upon to deeply examine and work at rooting out the racism in ourselves and our families and communities and it is work I am committed to staying focused on in my personal life and in this business.

LaChaun and I have had a few phone conversations recently about how we want to bring these conversations onto the podcast and into our weaving community, and we decided on our last one that we should record one of these conversations to share transparently with our listeners what we have been thinking about. I am deeply appreciative of LaChaun's interest in and willingness to talk about this so openly on this platform.

If you are new to our podcast, I encourage you to listen to two earlier episodes where LaChaun shares her story and journey as an artist and a farmer, and a number of her other episodes where she explores the history and present realities of farming and processing cotton and indigo in the United States - you can see all episodes of the podcast at www.gistyarn.com/podcast.

www.gistyarn.com/episode-109