I know you heard of the saying “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come.” In our discussion, we are going to tackle this question: is the Conservative Christian following the teachings of Christ or are they following the teachings of white supremacy? The discussion will be divided into four parts: 1 Womens Rights (Abortion), 2 LGTBQ+, 3 Social Justice, and 4 Gun Violence. We will look at their stance on each of these topics and ask ourselves does it align with the teachings of Christ or teachings of White Supremacy. 

Special Guests: Dr. Colleen Batchelder (Leadership Strategist and DEIB Consultant) and Jason Lockhart (Event Organizer)

After two month hiatus, Real Conversations is back with new episodes.  In this episode, we take a look back at the four turbulent years of the Trump administration.  We will focus on what happened and what did we learn from it? We are going to look at these years in a few perspectives: Race Relations, and the Church. Our special guest was Myles Williams.    

In this episode, we are talking with poetess Ab Blas.    A. Blasi is life long poet, musician, and performer originally from the Jersey Shore. They have won title the title of Grand Slam Champion in competitive slam poetry and most recently have been published by Swimming With Elephants, Five2One Magazine, and The Superstition Review. When not writing or performing, you can find her  dabbling in photography & enjoying nature.  

In this episode, we give an update on the record setting turnout in early voting across the country.  We talked about how the minority vote determines the election. Will it be enough to give Biden a victory.  Or will Trump earn himself four more years. 

Join me and Cassandra as we reflect on the Breonna Taylor Verdict on September 25th. After 191 days, the attorney general stated that were no charges for the three officers that killed Breonna Taylor in her apartment. This episode was completed on September 26th and was supposed to be posted the following day.   #BLM #BreonnaTaylor

Episode #1 Social Injustice and the Church

In our very first episode, we talk about the racial disparities in the conservative church. We look at how the church continues to ignore social injustice issues such as black lives matter, police brutality, the civil unrest.  Our special guest was Colleen Batchelder.

Bio: As a Diversity and Inclusion Strategist and Consultant, Dr. Colleen Batchelder helps leaders create companies where Millennials want to work. Her doctoral background in leadership and global perspectives gives her an added edge because she approaches generational dissonance from all directions, including from an anthropological, theological, sociological, and ethnographic lens. Connect with Dr. Batchelder on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

https://www.colleenbatchelder.org

Thesis: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi

Elections 101: Whats on the Ballot!

A very important episode where we discussed the importance to vote not only November 3rd, but in future elections. Our special guests were Ava Johnson, Chair of the Monmouth County Democrats Black American Caucus, President of the Neptune Democratic Club, Neptune Township District 12 representative and Yolanda Melville, an attorney in Cooper Levenson’s Atlantic City, New Jersey office, Legal Committee member to the NAACP National Board of Directors, as well as Legal Redress Chair and Political Action Co-Chair for the Atlantic City NAACP branch.

Voter Registration Deadlines for 2020 General Election

New York .  October 9th (2 days)

New Jersey  October 13th

Connecticut  October 24th