Tony helps us recognize some of our blindspots and suggests how we might work to become more open minded thinkers. Better understanding those in our community who don't look like us will greatly help us all to become more effective anti-racist citizens.

Our first Zoom recorded episode attempts to broaden our understanding of Housing Inequity resulting from longstanding systemic racism. This episode highlights the issue of homelessness, but briefly touches on many other aspects of Housing Inequity.

Turner shares a moving testimony of his youth experiencing homelessness and other challenges and then being favorably impacted by key adults who invested in his life during some critical times. He also shared a bit about how he is now paying it forward in the work he is doing as a key staff person with Multicultural Child and Family Hope Center in Tacoma.

Guest Antonio McLemore shares his perspectives on Racism and the Church and some of his personal experiences on church staff in dealing with this issue.

Richard and Deborah Ferguson share some of their lived experiences and provide their perspective on Breonna Taylor and Defunding Police.

In this episode Joe and Jarvis discuss their views on the distinction between Black Lives Matter the organization and the movement.

Joe Foss, the host of My Awakening Podcast, shares more specifics about this podcast and website.

Clarence Presley helps us to understand the power that most of us may be unaware we actually have and he helps us to know the distinction between racism and prejudice. Clarence's sharing of his perspective of these important realities helps us to more fully grasp why there is such a racial divide in our country that many of us white citizens don't even recognize or understand.

In this episode Clarence shares his thoughts on the very recent Seattle PD budget reductions and the retirement of Police Chief Carmen Best. He also provides important perspective on what it means to be uncomfortable and always watchful for the safety of his family in navigating our majority white society.

If you would you like to increase your racism IQ, this is a great place to begin. Marcus wrote an awesome poem called 'iS' in 2018 that he and I team read in the beginning of this episode. This is a special moment that you will want to hear. Plus he shares more enlightening pieces of his own racial journey that will fill in some important blanks in our understanding of this racism issue.