Peter and Phil's Courageous Conversations

African-Americans currently only make up 2% of the Veterinary Medicine profession.  This episode may offer you some insight into why.  This week, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson discuss some pivotal moments Dr. Nelson had to personally overcome when first entering the predominately white profession, and some pressures he presently deals with when trying to diversify the profession to this day.    Join us for another Courageous Conversation!

In this episode, Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson expand on last week's topic,  "What Happen's Next?"   Delving into politics for the first time - they discuss how laws and certain actions from government officials help shape our society. Laws and policies are necessary to fight racial injustice and create long-lasting change,  but what happens when you change the laws but not the opposing side's heart?  Join us as we discuss!   

In the summer of 2020, the world saw millions take to the streets in protest of George Floyd's murder at a level unseen in decades.   However, as the street protests lessened, Peter calls Phil disheartened about the loss of momentum.  This courageous conversation between Peter & Phil focuses on why the momentum was unsustainable at its current level in the first place,  and what young Americans need to think about next.  Join us!

The death of George Floyd brought millions of US citizens to the streets in protest of police brutality.  One term that came from that uprising was "Defund the police."  However, the call for the defunding of police departments across the country left some people on opposing sides confused and angry.  Why would anyone really want to defund the police?   In this episode, Dr. Phillip Nelson and Dr. Peter Weinstein delve into the phrase and offer some alternative solutions for this mostly political call to action.    

What does it truly mean?  Why is there mistrust towards law enforcement by POC in the first place?  How are POC treated differently by officers? Join us for some of the answers and let's start the conversation!

Data from the NAACP shows that African-Americans are five times more likely to be stopped by the police without cause.  As a result, some of the first conversations black parents have with their children are those of surviving everyday encounters with law enforcement officers.  

This episode touches on several topics including: 'The Talk' as it pertains to Phil speaking with his sons; Peter's views on the term white privilege; and Phil's first realization he was different from his white counterparts.  

Join us for another great episode!

Phil probes into Peter's childhood and finds that Peter had a housekeeper growing up.  However, like many black domestic workers of that time, Peter shares that was not her only role.   "So you had a nanny?" Phil interjects.   

As a child, Peter saw her as part of the family, but after some introspection - Peter is left to ask himself - what are his views on her role now?  

In this episode, Peter delves deep into what it was like growing up in New York during integration; living with a nanny; his first time hearing the term white privilege and resolving white guilt.   Join us for another awesome episode!

From the auction blocks of Savannah, Georgia in the 1800s to the Freedom Marches of Selma, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s, the Deep South has had a troubled past.  With so much to overcome, one may wonder, where does it stand today?  This episode, "The Deep South - How Bad is it Really?"  answers the question those not in the south have always wanted to ask, but may not have dared.   

Dr. Peter Weinstein and Dr. Phillip Nelson (born and raised in the South) dive deep in this second installment of Peter & Phil's Courageous Conversations, touching on the issues of overt/covert racism,  the delay/deny- delay/deceit strategy during integration,  and the current culture and climate of the South today.   Join us!

In the summer of 2020,  Dr. Peter Weinstein (a white man from the east coast) picked up the phone and called Dr. Phillip Nelson (a black man from the South) seeking an understanding of the current racial divide in America.  What he got was a conversation so intense it would spur an entire podcast into being. 

This first conversation highlights the topic of white stress and guilt, George Floyd’s death,  and why whites still can't relate to the struggles of black people.   Thank you for joining in.