Everything's Not Black & White

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Brian and Lala share insights on what White Privilege really is and how it should be used to support historically underrepresented groups.

Stanford Study
Whitening a Resume
Joy DeGruy
What is White Privilege
Name Discrimination on Applications Study
Origins and Stereotype of "Angry Black Woman"
Racial History of Public Swimming Pools

Brian and Lala talk about the mask mandate in Ohio and how masking up is a selfless act of love that can save lives.

Immunocompromised
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Face Mask Help How
Amy Acton
Peeing Verizon Customer
Politicization of Face Mask 

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Brian and Lala welcome Theo and Erika Jackson, an "awakening" white couple determined to help change systemic racism, one small town at a time.

Canal Winchester
ACPA
Groveport
GenX and GenZ
White Fragility
13th on Netflix
Juneteenth
Funkateer
Flavortown
Sundowntown
Greenbook

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Brian and Lala welcome Raymond Weaver, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professional, artist, and activist. As a black man in the LGBTQ community, he shares his experiences growing up in Dayton, living as an adult in Columbus, and his participation in the current Black Lives Matter movement.

Mario Woods Video
Raymond Weaver Instagram
Raymond Weaver Facebook
Camden, NJ De-escalation
No Knock Warrants / Breonna Taylor

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Brian and Lala welcome special guest Donté Woods-Spikes, a local Columbus community activist, for a conversation about poverty, its stigmas, and the pathways to get out of it.

Donté's Website
Donté's Columbus Alive Article
Donte's TEDx Talk
Donté's Columbus Dispatch Article
Donté's Facebook
Donté's Instagram
Donté's Twitter
Poverty Facts in the United States
Redlining - A Forgotten History of How the U.S. Government Segregated America (NPR)
How to get out of poverty
Broken Windows (Glass) Theory

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Brian and Lala welcome Suzanne Roberts for a conversation about race, privilege, and the collective action needed to eradicate systemic racism for the betterment of all humanity.

Episode References:

Ruby Sales
Sundown Towns
Jim White - A little problem I had renting a house
Mississippi school district ends segregation fight
So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
Three-fifths compromise in the U.S. Constitution
The Green Book
Hidden Figures
Unifying Solutions

Guest Contact: Suzanne Roberts ([email protected])

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Brian and Lala chat with Michael Justice, a motivational speaker, fitness enthusiast, and returning citizen. They share Mike's journey through incarceration, release, and rebuilding his life after prison.

Mike owns Transcending Fitness and can be found on Instagram and YouTube.

Transcending Fitness
Suicide Prevention Hotline
World Incarceration Rates

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From music to hairstyles, the line between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation can sometimes get blurred. Brian and Lala, with their daughter Aujolie, share their perspectives on what may be acceptable and what may be offensive.

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Doug Riggle, founder of Orphan World Relief, visits the ENBW podcast to talk about adoption and the importance of helping orphans around the world. Doug shares his personal journey of being adopted as a baby, adopting his own son and his desire to improve the lives of orphans and foster kids, one life at a time.

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We recognize everyone is trying to adjust to the COVID-19 quarantine and a new normal. We'd like to infuse a little comic relief for you by sharing some funny stories from our interracial, blended marriage. Stay healthy and safe! And please have a laugh at our expense!