Kicking off a new season with a discussion about dissecting your personal WHY 

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In our final episode of Season 1, we bring it all back home to the essence of Courage and Fear... discussing the necessary relationship between the two as well as the paradox they sometimes represent.

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In today's episode, we discuss the vast and challenging topic of Cultural Appropriation. From music to fashion to Halloween, we spend this hour-long journey trying to unpack behavior, history, and action steps in the hopes that we find ways to appreciate the exchange of culture while respecting and preserving its origins.

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Supporting research:
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/10/the-dos-and-donts-of-cultural-appropriation/411292/

https://www.thoughtco.com/cultural-appropriation-and-why-iits-wrong-2834561

https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/06/cultural-appropriation-wrong/

https://www.npr.org/2019/10/29/773615928/cultural-appropriation-a-perennial-issue-on-halloween

https://www.essence.com/hair/respect-our-roots-brief-history-our-braids-cultural-appropriation/

https://freakonomics.com/2011/04/01/the-history-of-bling/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/02/223448/white-women-gold-jewelry-trend

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We discuss the origins of Labor Day in the US along with unionization, income inequality, right-to-work laws, and their relevant impacts on today's society.

Some relevant resources:

https://thehobbservationpoint.com/2017/09/04/the-labor-day-holiday-derives-from-racism-and-violence-towards-black-workers/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/09/10007185/labor-day-history-unions-2020

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/american-workforce-unemployment-economy-labor-day-weekend-2020/

Conversations in Courage is where we lean into transformation, leadership, and social justice. If this episode moved you, share it with a friend and leave a review so more people can join us.

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What is our responsibility as citizens?

Today we unpack a central theme... what we allow is what we teach. It's what makes us complicit in the shaping of our environment.  Whether through action or inaction, our behaviors will define our future.


Resources:
Why Are All The Black KIds Sitting Together in The Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PhD

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/redlining-what-is-history-mike-bloomberg-comments/

https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/17/trumps-ham-handed-attempt-scare-white-suburbanites-would-have-worked-better-70-years-ago/

https://homeownershipmatters.realtor/illinois/a-history-of-fair-housing-in-illinois/

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Ashley & Mark talk about their engagement (yay!) and what makes them a unique force of nature. 

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Ashley talks about the waning interest in social justice and public allyship and hopes to inspire people to get back on track

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We discuss Cancel Culture, how it manifests, how it relates to various degrees of privilege and how to calibrate yourself regarding who and what you support.

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We discuss the concept of a Beginner's Mind and the importance of it's perspective on our lives, our relationships, our jobs, our culture and especially on our growth

Please also reference the following incredible resources we mentioned in this episode that can aid in your journey to identify and overcome existing biases that can prevent you from truly emptying your cup...

Blindspot by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald 

https://www.amazon.com/Blindspot-Hidden-Biases-Good-People/dp/0553804642
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/blindspot-mahzarin-r-banaji/1102334630?ean=9780345528438
https://www.blackstonebookstore.com/book/9780345528438 (Independent, Black owned bookstore)

Implicit Association (Bias) Tests
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/user/agg/blindspot/indexrk.htm (Racial Bias)
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html (All tests - Gender, Age, Religion, Sexuality, and many others)

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In this episode we share our opinion on how to engage in critical conversations, regardless of the subject or the audience.  Now, almost more then ever, we all need to lean into the courage required to be uncomfortable and drive dialogue about race, about wellness and about our nation....   

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