The Neglected

Theo Brown-Tuyishimire and Nick Schultz have a follow up conversation from Theo’s interview in Episode 2.  Theo shares his experiences of having the opportunity to go back to Rwanda, but deciding not to go after having a nervous breakdown, fearing for his mother's protection and not fully dealing with the trauma of surviving Genocide as a kid.  He also shares what it takes to have conversations with people that have been through traumatic events, what compassion really looks like and being a barber who listens, has purpose and gives back.

Andre Murray and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Andre's experience growing up with a single mother in a predominately black community, witnessing crime and constant police presence in his neighborhood, being accused of a crime he did not commit at 18 years old, going to prison for 8 1/2 years, losing prime years of his life, rediscovering his faith in prison, reintegrating back into society, starting a family, meeting his father and finding purpose working, being a husband, being a father and helping others coming out of prison.

Karen Peralta Mazara and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Karen's experience moving to the USA from Dominican Republic at 10 years old, being raised by grandparents until her mom came to bring her to USA, losing her sense of security and feeling traumatized coming to the USA, growing up not knowing the language and being in the minority, having a family and seeing difference with how her kids are growing up in the USA and how we can care for those that are different than us.

Karen Peralta Mazara y Jovanna Javis tienen una conversación sobre la experiencia de Karen al mudarse a los EE. UU. Desde República Dominicana a los 10 años de edad, siendo criada por sus abuelos hasta que su madre vino a traerla a los EE. UU., Perdiendo su sentido de seguridad y sintiéndose traumatizada al venir a Estados Unidos. EE. UU., Crecer sin conocer el idioma y ser minoría, luego  tener una familia y ver la diferencia con la forma en la cual sus hijos crecen en EE. UU. Y cómo podemos cuidar a aquellos que son diferentes a nosotros.

Kevin Evans and Jovanna Javis have a conversation about Kevin’s experience growing up as a young man with different relationships with his father and step father, having sports play an important role in his life, losing friends to gun violence, having a daughter, mentoring young men through coaching, dealing with current racial tensions, living out his purpose and more.

Latif Nourozi and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Latif’s experience growing up as a Hazara in Afghanistan, having the Taliban take over his people, seeing his father taken away and beaten in prison, having the response to 9/11 liberate his people, helping the USA Army as an interpreter to fight against the Taliban, having the Taliban try to capture him, becoming a refugee in Pakistan, starting a family, living in the USA, concerns for his Hazara people if the USA pulls out of Afghanistan and more.

Jabre Brown and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Jabre's experience growing up and getting kicked out of pre-k, elementary, middle and high school, not having a plan for his life, discovering his talents, being falsely accused of a crime and spending almost a month in prison, dealing with racism, speaking up for others and being a young black man in a predominantly white church.

Wylie Griffin and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Wylie's experience growing up in private school all through high school, learning to live outside his bubble, becoming a father, getting divorced, making poor choices that resulted in spending a year in prison, living a life he never thought he would and finding purpose inside prison that led to purpose outside prison.

Trish McKay and Nick Schultz have a conversation about Trish's experience growing up in a controlling church, always doubting her self worth, having divorced parents, finding her worth and having her own family, losing her daughter to cancer, finding community, learning and living out the lessons her daughter taught and more.

The death of Ahmaud Arbery has caused pain, anger and conversation about race.   In this week's episode we are letting our previous black guests' voices to be heard again.   Please take some time to hear some of the highlights from our black guests as they shared their life experiences and feelings about race.  Everyone has their own story.

***We are using segments from previous episodes.  It may be beneficial to watch or listen to the full episode from a guest to understand the full context of their story and what they are saying.