I really want you all to get as much out of this conversation as I did. I really didn’t know what was going to come of this conversation but the end result was much greater than I imagined! I am joined by Spencer Crum in part 1 of this series. He gives a perspective of growing up as someone who culturally identified as black, even though he has no African/aboriginal ethnic ties... Enjoy!

Show notes: - Introducing Spencer Crum: Straight outta Pre-Gentrified N x NE Portland - The cultural appropriation of the Chinese tattoo in the black community lol! (10:02) - The solicitation (27:30) - Spencer’s Childhood. Early friendships with African Americans. (28:18) - Taste of displacement (30:26) - The whiteness of Portland (32:01) - Ashy black man; Spencer’s self-identification (35:10) - Spencer Sprewell (40:08) - Socially African-American (42:05) - Coming of Age (53:00) - I can no longer claim to be black (1:00:25) - Developmentally appropriate? Emmanuel hops in real quick (1:05:20) - Identity (1:12:00) - The social construct of race (1:17:30)