206: Racial Equality and Social Impact with Dr. Mica McGriggs

Join Natasha for an interview with the fabulous Mica McGriggs about racial equality and social impact. Dr. McGriggs defines racism, white fragility and white supremacy and why Mormons are more vulnerable to racism. They discuss “systems” and what we as white people can do to not be complicit. Dr. McGriggs will be offering a class for anyone to join. To find out more, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-equity-social-impact-tickets-104768040028?fbclid=IwAR1QCgrdBfD_efgtLQCOfeOGYn12SGw11Q-TXFP-5uJ2T0wW9yFvYGN8Azk Resources discussed in this episode: “Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness” by Paul Reeve https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Different-Color-Struggle-Whiteness/dp/0199754071 “The Bridge Poem” by Donna Kate Rushin https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/thebridgepoem.html W.E.B. Du Bois and “double consciousness” First used in an Atlantic Monthly article, “Strivings of the Negro People” in 1897: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1897/08/strivings-of-the-negro-people/305446/ More information on “Double Consciousness” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_consciousness NAACP Legal Defense Fund https://www.naacpldf.org “Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and The Problem of Racial Innocence” by Joanna Brooks https://www.amazon.com/Mormonism-White-Supremacy-American-Innocence-ebook/dp/B08761ZHCP President Russel M. Nelson’s social media statement condemning racism and pleading for peace https://www.facebook.com/russell.m.nelson/posts/3015443371856412 Deseret News article on President Nelson’s social media statement https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-06-01/president-nelson-addresses-race-in-social-media-post-185657 To donate to the NAACP, visit: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1 To donate to Black Lives Matter, visit: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019