Colorblind: Race Across Generations

Some call it a public correction, some call it a public shaming. In this episode, we unpack the issues surrounding cancel culture. Does it work, has it gone too for and is there a better name for it? Joining us are Chevalier Lovett from Organize Florida and Brandon Wolf from Equality Florida.

Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has chosen Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. So in this episode we've gathered a diverse panel to talk about the issue of race in the 2020 Presidential Election, with a woman of color on the ticket. We are joined by Journalist Rhetta Hussein of the Black Press, Author and Blogger Maria Padilla and Yog Melwani, an Indian-American businessman and community activist.

Being an ally is a long term commitment, not a one time thing. That's what our guest Mary Choi Robinson says. She joins us to talk about her article in MS Magazine, calling on Asian Americans to be allies for Black people during this latest social justice movement.

In a recent survey of almost 10,000 Asian Americans, 31% of them say they've been subjected to racial slurs or jokes during the Pandemic. In addition to discriminatory language like the Chinese virus or Kung Flu, some have even been the victims of physical attacks. Journalist Nydia Han of ABC6 in Philadelphia has written about her experiences as an Asian American and as a reporter covering the story. And she joins us for a candid and though provoking conversation about what for some Americans, is a virus of hate.

The killings. The injustice. The protests. It has been an overwhelming few months for people across the country, who are dealing with feelings ranging from anger to sadness during this most recent social justice movement. But how do you deal with all those feelings in a healthy way? Dr. Carleah East, a Psychologist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor joins us to talk about the trauma associated with watching George Floyd being killed, other cases of racial injustice and the movement that's followed.

Most of us have had some difficult conversations over the last few weeks after the murder of George Floyd and the protests that followed. And those conversations are uniquely difficult for those in interracial marriages. So in this episode, we are talking about how to have those conversations when you are a black woman married to a white man.

People around the country and world are feeling outrage, sadness and disappointment over the murder of George Floyd. There have been protests and conversations about how we got to this point. In this episode we are moving the conversation forward. What can we do with what we're feeling, how we can really make change and bring about justice to make sure things in these cases don't go back to normal. We are joined by three guests from the Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College: Rudy Darden, Rachel Allen and Hank VanPutten

Two and a half months after he was killed, there’s now national outrage about the Ahmaud Arbery case. An unarmed young Black man. Two armed white men now accused of murder. Our panelists talk about the many issues of race in the murder, how the investigation was and was not handled and what this means in the fight for justice beyond this case. We are joined by Rudy Darden from the Peace and Justice Institute; Shiloh Karshima from Oasis Church in Winter Garden FL and Attorney Natalie Jackson, who was one of the attorneys representing Trayvon Martin’s family.