Jane and Julie talk about racism, BLM, and police brutality. Topics of discussion include White privilege and White guilt; why it's so hard to talk about race; childhood experiences with race and identity; self-educating and fighting everyday implicit bias/systemic racism; and what we can do to be anti-racist White people.
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Resources mentioned in this episode:
Just Mercy (Film) - justmercyfilm.com
Research Article: Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States by age, race–ethnicity, and sex (PNAS)
Alternatives to Calling the Police (Article) - Unitarian Universalist Association
What To Do Instead of Calling the Police (Article) - United Against Police Terror – San Diego
"Do Not Look Away" (Quote) - Dr. Ronald Bell
Nice White Parents (Podcast) - This American Life
Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man (Videos) - Emmanuel Acho; uncomfortableconvos.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Community Resource Hub - communityresourcehub.org/resources
National Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255*
Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741
The Trevor Project (LBGT+): 1-866-488-7386
Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860
Undocumented and Immigrant Hotline (ENG, SPA, KOR, POR): 855-435-7693
National Youth Crisis Hotline: 800-448-4663
Sexual Assault Hotline (ENG, SPA): 800-223-5001
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800−799−7233 | 800-787-3224 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing TTY) *Be aware some lines like NSH can redirect information to EMS or law enforcement if they think the person in crisis is deemed to harm themselves or others due to mandatory report policy