Here’s to doing the right thing! 

This pod features a long-overdue guest, but this conversation comes at exactly the right time. You’ll meet one of my best friends of 26 years: the incredible Daniel Gibson. Daniel, a graduate from Yale, is a passionate community leader and advocate for social justice, who spent the last 15 years championing causes to eradicate racism and poverty in the United States. He’s created and implemented nationally recognized programs for jail and prison reform, affordable housing, access to medical care for the chronically homeless, HIV/AIDS prevention and LGBTQ+ rights. He’s dedicated to addressing the root causes of economic and health disparities experienced by vulnerable and marginalized communities. 

Throughout this episode, Daniel and I have an intentional conversation about race. He discusses his relationship with his Blackness, how he’s learned to embrace it, and what that means for him. We also talk about an incredibly vulnerable post that Daniel shared on his Facebook about why he chose not to march in the protests for justice for George Floyd. 

This is a deeply meaningful, intentional, and needed conversation with a beautiful soul. 

Some Questions I Ask: 

• Why do you think you have never brought your blackness to the party of our friendship? (9:24)
• How can people begin the internal healing process when working toward becoming anti-racist? (13:48)

In This Episode, You Will Learn: 

• What led Daniel to become a social worker. (4:53)
• How Daniel learned to embrace his Black heritage. (9:29)
• What being authentically anti-racist looks like. (14:12)
• Why Daniel chose not to march at the protests. (23:04)
• Why saying something is better than remaining silent. (28:39)

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