A Savannah resident shares his insight on grading the culture in Savannah from a scale of 1-5 based on ethnocentric and ethnorelative scale. Learn how he transitioned into taking responsibility for white privilege and using it as a positive to influence his decisions and his career path as an attorney/legal advisor at a HBCU.

A recent female African-American high school graduate of public schools in Savannah shares her experiences with race and  the development of her black identity and expectations from parents and school system. It will be interesting to see how she progresses through college and reflections back on this interview. 

Recommended Read: "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria", by Beverly Daniel Tatum, PH.D.

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How important is exposure to a different culture important in the reconciliation journey? Learn how the narrative of this guest changed after the 9/11 events to expose him to a different culture in a different country. Gain more insight about ethnocentric and how to start moving towards making a shift through reconciliation and healing. 

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The guest on this show shares his "aha" moment as a white male in 6th grade to start questioning the messages he was hearing in home environment. He shares how the biases (racism) in his environment about African-Americans did not match his experience. Find out how he made a statement at an early age to have a voice against racism. 

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This Part 2 continues with the stories of white male parent learning about the African-American subculture after adopting two black males babies that are now entering the teen years. Hear about parents working through the culture identity issues with oldest son (now 13) while also trying to manage development health issues from early environment. 

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Importance of Identy: Part 1 of 2 shows with a closer look at internal/subculture with a gay white male couple who adopted 2 black males as babies. Part 1 provides insight on the growing up years and learning about subculture. Part 2 will be about entering the teen years. 

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The guest is a white female. She and her partner decided to adopt a black female at an early age. Hear stories about the adoption process for the LGBT community and the intentional selection of church, schools, and neighborhoods. Learn more about the Iceberg Culture concept and the importance of identity.

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Stories from a multi-cultural family from a white male and his acceptance of his identity and learning more about what it meant not to fit into the concept of a white person based on external features. This show provides insight on how we view ourselves, acceptance, and being comfortable with our internal culture.  This guest is married to an African-American and elected to adopt a bi-racial child.  

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Listen to the story from a white female about the growing up years in Austin and discovering the racial divide at a young age, but still not being able to comprehend the full impact of the social and economic difference based on skin color.  She shares her heartwrenching story about learning about the African-American subculture, especially related to the music industry where she worked for over 20 years at a popular community radio station.  

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What will people think? The guest on this episode shares stories growing up with a mixed message: 1)inside the house no distinction made in white race as being a better human being, 2) the dynamics of this guest being raised by a single female parent concerned about judgement from the white community as the dominant culture. This guest shares stories about working through low self-esteem in a white culture and developing a distrust for the white community as a white person. Yes, it does sound confusing. Listen to the show for more insight. 

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