Jared Glenn works with the All Stars Project of New York creating youth development programs focusing on community and police relations, an activist, writer, film maker, and a student of history.  Before working with the All Stars Project, Jared spent 15 years working as a trainer and wellness coach in New York City
In this episode we cover the complex emotional reactions to race, purpose and leadership, communicating with people who you don't agree with, being a good ally, and more.
Reading list mentioned in this episode:
(purposely not linked to encourage purchasing from a local bookstore in your location)
"The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin 
"Notes of a Native Son" by James Baldwin
Autobiography of Malcolm X
The works of Langston Hughes
The plays of August Wilson
"Dreams of My Father" by Barack Obama
"America Behind The Color Line" by Henry Louis Gates Jr. 
"The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson
"Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"" by Zora Neale Hurston
"The Souls of Black Folk" by W. E. B. Du Bois
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