Listen to the new Dr. Perdomo share what is has been like to officially begin a medical residency during this time while I also being pregnant. What was it like to graduate from Medical School while being forced to shelter in place? She shares a story about her first week experience in residency where a co-worker tested positive for Covid19 and forced her in to quarantine and get 2 Corona Virus tests. More importantly, the interview begins with an important conversation about the role of the Latinx community during the Black Lives Matter movement protests. What does anti-blackness look like in day to day conversations with family? How can other non-black POC communities hold another accountable to be part of the solution and not the problem?

Listen to Erin share how international travel plans have changed during this pandemic time and how one might be able to bring cultural experiences in to your life without actually getting on a plane. They share what it'e been like to live in Los Angeles while in the middle of the most recent political uprisings in defense of Black lives. They review other political wins of the moment, like California's UC Regents overturn of a previous Affirmation Action ban (25 years after UC students organized to defeat the ban and lost). And we talk about what it's like to become an older social justice activist/organizer. Does one always have to be out in the streets to show support? What are the alternatives?

Listen to Michaela share what it was like to take college classes, from start to finish, remotely during both a global pandemic and political uprising. She shares her current plans are for returning to college, physically, in the fall. And she shares what it likes to be a young adult, mixed raced and Black during this time. Who should be watching videos of Black bodies dying at the hands of the police and what purpose does it serve?

Listen to Patrick P talk about the power of sharing one's story and the importance of having diverse friends/community in your life. It's an insightful conversation about stigmas, how to eradicate them and the role of popular culture on influencing our societal opinions/values. If you are interested on learning about the many subtle ways to be a powerful ally during this time, this is for you!

Listen to Danielle share insight into what it's like to "discover whiteness" and just how it is that we are taught white supremacy. In this interview we also discuss what possible actions can be taken at protests when armed militia arrive to challenge their narrative that they exist to "keep us safe."

Listen to Eva share what a birthday party looks like when turning 11-years-old under a global pandemic and days of national protests with uprisings against state-sanctioned murders. She shares what it feels like to be a young mixed raced black child living in these times-- its challenges, its pains and what she is doing to help process all of it.

Listen to PaKou and I share the complexities of what it's like to be a non-black person of color during a pandemic and social unrest. We talk about the nuances of acting in solidarity for justice and calling out/in acting as an accomplish to racial injustice. Should young children be watching or reading the news right now? What's the cost? And what's the benefit?

Listen to Ivy share what is currently going on right now in the state of Kentucky (still dealing with a global pandemic) where there are also local protests taking place around the murder of Breonna Taylor, an EMT who was asleep in her bedroom when the police mistakenly executed a search warrant at the incorrect home. How can not having a video of the atrocity affect public response? What role does surveillance play right now? What role does media have during this time? What power do they have and how could they use it better?

Listen to Angela give important insight in to this new chapter of the global pandemic where police murders and state sanctioned violence are creating even more harm to folks who so desperately need care, safety and trust instead. She shares tangible ways that folks can share potentially disturbing information and news with one another in a safe way. And she gives advice to educators on how they can go about talking about these hard issues in a classroom.

Listen to the first episode of Season 3 from our podcast host Felicia Perez as she explains how we got to "The end of the beginning," with the Summer months beginning, the Corona Virus picking flexing its power, and police brutality across the country still going strong.