We are joined by dear friend Adou Kouame to discuss the abhorrent recent actions carried out by the American police against African American individuals in the United States. Adou shares his concerns being a black man in this country, how individuals in his community are held to a completely different standard, and ways to help the African American community now and in the future. We also discuss the issues of institutionalized and systemic racism, implicit and explicit biases within the fields of medicine, accounting, and law, and the good and evil brought upon by a celebrity's platform. Finally, we have a discussion on racism towards the African American community in the desi community and how we need to commit ourselves to rid the desi community of these actions.
Important Links:
Petition Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://www.change.org/p/andy-beshear-justice-for-breonna-taylor
Donation to Breonna Taylor's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor
Petition Justice for Shukri Abdi: https://www.change.org/p/manchester-police-justice-for-shukri-abdi?recruiter=1100170134&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_message&utm_term=bf73be4514d04db883787948c9caad7d&recruited_by_id=58b6ffe0-a2e5-11ea-8400-038497d9f030&share_bandit_exp=message-16460961-en-GB&share_bandit_var=v1
8 Can't Wait Campaign, has many helpful additional resources: https://www.8cantwait.org
Register to Vote: https://vote.dosomething.org/g20?campaignid=1400367336&adgroupid=82635816433&source=ads&gclid=Cj0KCQjwoPL2BRDxARIsAEMm9y_6fVq9zryK_-74CI8JnLSMvOV2VJQgJ03vgYsk0lgus1i7D2DF3UoaAnfwEALw_wcB