S2 Ep47: Ask Yourself (with Lauryn Whitney)

Jodie and Celia talk to the amazing Lauryn Whitney, creator of the impactful viral video “Ask Yourself.” Lauryn, the Black mother of a Black boy, asks people to consider why they think of her child, and of all Black boys and men, as a threat. She shares the wisdom of her experience with Jodie and Celia, and the result is a frank, emotional discussion about race and racism in the United States. Lauryn talks about how her child and other Black children are affected by institutional racism and poses helpful questions for non-Black listeners to ask themselves about how they might be upholding racist ideals. Lauryn also shares a hilarious “never thought I’d say this” moment in which her son learned a big lesson about human anatomy, and Jodie gives us an inappropriate anatomy lesson of her own.

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