Right now, there is so much going on in America. It is all centered around race. Due to our family’s history, we want to use our voice and platform to help educate people and share perspectives and experiences around race relations. 

The stance we have taken as a family is that we are going to educate people, inspire them, and let them get to the point they change their perspective. It is hard work and emotionally draining but it is important and necessary to do it. Educating people and sharing with them your experiences as a black person may help them realize their white biases and appreciate what other people go through every day. 

We share one experience we had where one customer used the N-word on Eddie. We had to talk to our children about the reality of the world we live in, what they might face out there. Parents must have these uncomfortable conversations with their children. 

Listen to this episode and get to learn more about our experiences and our perspectives on race. 

Key Takeaways

• How our household has looked like in the past few days (02:04)
• Why black people need to educate white people on how they have been oppressed (02:31)
• My family making me proud and the stance we have taken as a family (05:19)
• Sacrifice needed from the white majority to achieve equality (11:12)
• Liberating your mind from white biases and racist thoughts and swallowing white privilege (19:17)
• How one of our customers called Eddie the N-word and why parents need to have uncomfortable conversions about the reality (20:58)
• How Jasmine and Kaylah struggled through high school with the N-word
• Why this is a learning moment for people to understand different perspectives and any biases they may have (31:14)

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• Janelle’s website: JanelleCopeland.com
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• The Push Podcast’s official website: thePushPodcast.com

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