BeyondColorBlind Podcast

In today's episode of the Beyond Color Blind Podcast, I chat with my LatinX brother, Jorge Zellabos, a fellow diversity and inclusion thought leader and expert.

We chat it up about being men of color working in the DEI and anti-racism space.

In today's episode of the Beyond Color Blind Podcast, I chat with Dr. Russell Smith, Professor of Geography and Faculty Lead for the Spatial Justice Studio at Winston Salem State University

Dr. Smith shares the definition of Spatial Justice and its intersection with racial bias and social economic status. Among other things we discuss why highways are built through Black communities.

In this interview, I sit down with Assistant Police Chief William Penn, of the Winston Salem Police Department, NC.

Assistant Police Chief Penn and I discuss bias in policing, we also discuss the movie 13th.

In this episode, I site down with Marybeth Gasman, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education & Director of the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity and Justice & Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, Rutgers University.

Marybeth and I chat about what it takes to be committed to equity.

In this episode, I sit down with my colleague, Fabi Preslar, Owner and President of Spark Publications. Fabi and I chat about how hard work and her skin color opened doors for her that are otherwise closed to many people of color.

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, Sharilyn Owens, Department Chair of Math at Forsyth Tech Community College.

Sharilyn and I chat about how having White privilege can shield you from the realities that Blacks and other people of color face in America.

In this episode, I sit down with Karen Barnes, a good friend of mine and of my family. Karen and I chat about her relationship with Jesse, her grandparents housekeeper.

She also shares how she uses her white privilege to support her black friends and colleagues.

In the episode, I sit down with Jon Howle, Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at Forsyth Tech Community College.

Jon and I discuss the process and the evolution of becoming an ally.

In this episode, I sit down with Paula Dibley, Associate Vice President, Marketing & Recruiting at Forsyth Technical Community College.

Paula and I talk about her intentional efforts of showing up authentically in the lives of her black friends and colleagues.

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, Jon Abercrombie to discuss his growing up in the segregated South, white privilege and his life commitment to activism.