Breaking Silence

By Jennifer Schmelter, Aziza Ali

Welcome to our safe & brave space where we discuss race in America and motivate you to have some of these conversations too! We've migrated from YouTube; catch previous episodes on YouTube by clic... more

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How many episodes does Breaking Silence have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Breaking Silence episodes:

May 27, 2021 Ep3: Do you feel what I feel? (Part 2 of 2)
Aziza and Jenn share some of the feelings they are having as they engage in conversations cross-racially for the first time including hesitations and self-talk as well as managing expectations and some delightful surprises they've encountered on their journey. Recorded on July 3, 2020.
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS REFERENCED
1. 13 Reasons White People Should Pause Before Reaching Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJdWE...
2. Amanda Seales on providing resources to white people (explicit) https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA6fXfXp...
VIRTUE SIGNALING https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vir... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackou...
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33min
May 15, 2021 Ep3: Do you feel what I feel? (Part 1 of 2)
Aziza and Jenn share some of the feelings they are having as they engage in conversations cross-racially for the first time including hesitations and self-talk as well as managing expectations and some delightful surprises they've encountered on their journey. Recorded on July 3, 2020. This audio was transferred over from our original YouTube platform we used in 2020. Check out the visual if you’re interested via our website link!
COLORISM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02Pb2...
https://time.com/4512430/colorism-in-...
https://www.nccj.org/colorism-0

VIRTUE SIGNALING
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/vir...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackou...
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS REFERENCED
1. 13 Reasons White People Should Pause Before Reaching Out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJdWE...
2. Amanda Seales on providing resources to white people (explicit) https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA6fXfXp...
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39min
May 15, 2021 Episode 2: Defining Racism
Aziza and Jenn dive into the varying definitions of racism they have encountered, and how definitions of systemic racism, prejudice, and discrimination are often muddled. Recorded on June 28, 2020. The main audio content here was pulled over from our YouTube channel which we used in 2020.
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51min
April 16, 2021 So You Want to be an Ally?
Aziza and Jenn talk about one way to show up as an ally at work, acknowledging violence against marginalized groups. Jenn shares her experience in learning how to lean into this space in her work.
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49min
March 26, 2021 Try to be less White(!?) - Part 3 of 3
Join us for Part 3 of the conversation inspired by a social media post exposing a diversity training that urged learners to “try to be less white.” Aziza’s mother joins Jen & Aziza for this final piece of the conversation
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29min
March 25, 2021 Pilot Episode 1 - The Wrong Thing to Say is Nothing At All
Aziza and Jenn sit down to explain the reasons for launching this Video Podcast series about race in America, including their hopes for positive outcomes and concerns in going public with their conversations that cross racial boundaries. Recorded on June 21, 2020.To see the original YouTube video, visit our channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0D8DJ43jGk&t=378s
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17min
March 19, 2021 Try to be less White(!?) - Part 2
Join us for part 2 of the conversation inspired by a social media post exposing a diversity training that urged learners to “try to be less white.” Aziza’s mother joins Jen & Aziza
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32min
March 11, 2021 Try to Be less White(!?) - Part 1
Inspired by recent social media buzz over diversity training slides shared by a Coca Cola employee, Aziza’s white mother joins to discuss the best ways to include black and white people in diversity and inclusion experiences. Part 1
To hear past episodes on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAbzq-fEqLlpGb1mBuOLD3w
Twitter feed about LinkedIn Learning DE&I Training - https://twitter.com/RealCandaceO/status/1362862767481446406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362862767481446406%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-33591106773481864797.ampproject.net%2F2102060044003%2Fframe.html
Podcast on getting more comfortable with criticism - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6IlLXh2N2aHXJpW1DVzTwz?si=19b5ec7ce3504d46
Information about Ring Theory - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/promoting-hope-preventing-suicide/201705/ring-theory-helps-us-bring-comfort-in
Information on "Rastus & Mandy" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rastus
Robin DiAngelo's statement - https://www.foxnews.com/us/robin-diangelo-distances-herself-from-be-less-white-diversity-training?spot_im_scroll_to_comments=true&spot_im_highlight_immediate=true
Coca-Cola's statement - https://www.newsweek.com/linkedin-removes-diversity-lesson-less-white-1571205#:~:text=Coca%2DCola%20is%20a%20drop%20in%20the%20bucket.%22&text=Late%20Monday%2C%20LinkedIn%20said%20the,no%20longer%20on%20its%20platform.&text=The%20now%2Dremoved%20Confronting%20Racism,less%20ignorant%20and%20more%20humble.%22
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37min
March 04, 2021 Breaking Silence: Social Media and Social Justice (Part 2 of 2)
How did you observe Independence Day in 2020? Did your experience depend on your feed? With social media being so prevalent and one of the strongest ways we are connecting with others during this pandemic, how do we navigate race, social justice, and differing opinions on our feeds? And how do we protect ourselves from the algorithms and the silos we could be building? Special Guest Louis Aiello. Part 2 of 2
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34min
February 18, 2021 Breaking Silence: Social Media and Social Justice
Are we deleting people up in here?! With social media being so prevalent and one of the strongest ways we are connecting with others during this pandemic, how do we navigate race, social justice, and differing opinions on our feeds? And how do we protect ourselves from the algorithms and the silos we could be building? Special Guest Louis Aiello. Part 1 of 2
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48min

FAQs about Breaking Silence:

How many episodes does Breaking Silence have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.