In which we talk about the idea of being “one of the good ones” and the limits of an individualistic approach to racial justice.
Two friends, one Black, one White, share a series of tender and uncompromising conversations about how Whiteness and anti-Blackness have shaped their lives.
Join us, Tanaka Mhishi and Imogen Butler-Cole, as we attempt our own version of restorative justice through compassion and storytelling.
Resources mentioned in this episode are: Me and White Supremacy, the workbook by Layla F. Saad; The Good Immigrant edited by Nikesh Shukla; Safe Space? by Lucy Fennell: http://lucyfennell.co.uk/safe-space/; Race Talk facebook group founded by Raggi Kotak; Race Resilience courses by Raggi Kotak and Anita Bhardwaj: https://www.race-resilience.com/; ‘My President Was Black’ by Ta Nehisi Coates: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/my-president-was-black/508793/