We sit down for another important discussion with fellow dancers Chavia Blankenship & Deion Williams on the topic of Black Lives Matter.  It’s another casual discussion on how current events have affected our community.  We discuss protesting safely, taking action no matter how big or small and communicating in the most constructive way.  Our guests share insight on balancing mental health with staying engaged & informed as well as sharing their recommendations for some great Black Artists and entertainment.  Finally, we talk about hopes for a better future & dancing while in quarantine. 

In this episode, we explore:
00:05 Introduction
01:03 Happy Juneteenth 
01:51 How current events have affected Chavia & Deion
04:32 Racism in San Diego 
06:20 Organizations, petitions, & other actionable recommendations 
10:34 Participating in Protests 
13:46 Take action, big or small-just do it
15:19 Community Through Hope
17:15 Navigating the narrative
21:26 Chavia’s work in Supported Living Services
23:55 Supporting Black Artists & entertainment
27:54 The right way to support the BLM movement
34:13 Hope for a better future
36:29 Dancing in quarantine
39:34 Closing Remarks

The conversation continues…

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Special thanks to Jane Banares for creating our “Co-Lab” Podcast artwork!

Learn more about: 

• Juneteenth https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
• NAACP https://www.naacp.org/ 
• Defunding the Police, an opinion piece  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html
• Top 10 HBCs (Historically Black Colleges) https://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/top-10-historically-black-colleges/383/
• AOC’s guide to Protesting Safely https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0jzCdg_vR/
• Community Through Hope https://communitythroughhope.org/
• United Cerebral Palsy https://ucp.org/
• Easter Seals Southern California https://www.easterseals.com/southerncal/
• Westside Regional Center https://westsiderc.org/

Black Artists and Dancers to follow: 

• Kiira M. Harper https://www.instagram.com/kiiraharper/
• Goose Polanco https://www.instagram.com/goose.tavo_/
• David Slaney https://www.instagram.com/davidslayme/
• Jordan Peele https://www.instagram.com/jordanpeele/
• A1 Collective https://www.instagram.com/the.a1collective_/

Netflix recommendations: 

• “13th” 
• “Astronomy Club"