George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Sandra Bland. Rayshard Brooks. Tamir Rice. Emmett Till… and so on.

The violence enacted by the criminal justice system isn’t new, so what makes this moment feel so different? Dr. Raphael Travis and Dr. Elliott Gann join co-host Ann Kelley to break down the now global protests against the murder of George Floyd. Together they explore the role of youth empowerment, coronavirus, and narrative storytelling in helping fuel the biggest social movement in decades.  This episode focuses on Dr. Travis’ experience, the second episode (see link below) dives into Dr. Elliott Gann’s innovate and cutting edge work as well.

This is a 2-part conversation on community empowerment and using hip hop – beat making and lyrics – as a therapeutic goal.

Find episode TU24 Beat-Making, Lyrics and Community Empowerment with Dr. Elliot Gann and Dr. Raphael Travis with right here

Dr. Travis was hopeful and surprised by the amount of diversity within this movement. The increased messaging that silence is complicity helps force people into that un-comfort zone which allows them to question their own fears, assumptions, and narratives. It gives people who feel like they otherwise couldn’t have engaged permission to now.

We still need consistent pressure and energy. However, we’ve seen promising changes at the level of policy and at the level of the body. First, policy reforms have happened, and will continue to happen, and we should continue to push for them with our presence and our voice. Also, societal reforms are also happening at the level of each individual body.  Indeed, there is a narrative shift within each us as we move to be more open to connection, empathy, and understanding. We all need to continue to pay attention, listen, and grow together as a community as this develops.

Find Dr. Travis here – 

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raphael_Travis

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlowstoryATX/

IG/Twitter: @raptjr @FlowStoryATX

Music Mixes: https://audiomack.com/artist/dj-hoodwin

TRIO Conference Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL1_OpyIa-Q&feature=youtu.be

#HealingPowerofHipHop #MUZUZE #EMPYD #CREATELABTXST

Find Dr. Gann here – 

[email protected]

Website: https://todaysfuturesound.org/about/

or at youtube.com/todaysfuturesound

Twitter: @TFS_beats Music Mixes: https://audiomack.com/artist/dj-hoodwin TRIO Conference Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL1_OpyIa-Q&feature=youtu.be

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