Divergent Voices

Music from "Salem" the movie produced by Oprah Winfrey. Performed by John Legend and Common. In the episode I discuss my revelations from Ta Nehisi's book "We were 8 years in Power." My views about back to school, burying in hatchet for a nemesis' funeral, and the unfortunate and tragic events taking place in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria.

The idea of white racial framing. "White Fragility" by author Robin Diangelo, "Predominantly white neighborhoods are not outside of race-they are teeming with race. Every moment we spend in those environments reinforces powerful aspects of the white racial frame, including a limited worldview, a reliance on deeply problematic depictions of people of color..." 

Here I discuss a personal discussion about the deep seated, "programmed" view so deeply ingrained in rural communities that it is inseparable from one's being. How do we crack that nut?

Paul gets a chance to chat with Mark Sundermann on the fascinating book, "Reality Unveiled" by Zaed Masiri. A discussion that explores the concept of reality and what it is or is not.  Raises the prospect, must we be able to "see" something for reality to exist?

I am NOT ok. How does the event of the past few days affected me and my loved ones? How do we begin the hard road of listening to each other. We all agree it's bad, we all know we must find another path. But how? We begin our honest discussion that directly effects our community in an effort to start the journey toward healing.

This podcast encourages dialogue from all perspectives. We want to turn the dial back to when we could have civil discussions, respect people's views and venture to empathize with other views and perspectives.  We want to hear "other voices". 

Topics will be global in nature ranging from aid to Africa, to the African American experience, to extraordinary individuals doing extraordinary things. We hope the podcast will inspire you and encourage you to also have a voice! Perhaps we can make a positive difference in our communities and the world.