The Wisdom & The Work

The Wisdom & The Work is a podcast that emphasizes the value of privileging the wisdom of Black, Ingenious, People of Color and challenging white people to step up and do the work, in order to move towards racial justice. It is true that BIPOC and white people both hold wisdom and both have work, albeit different, to do. However, this podcast makes it clear that those who have been harmed most by structural racism – BIPOC – are compelled to build the skill, knowledge and will commensurate with a vision for a just society. Similarly, those who have benefited most from structural racism – white people – hold such power that they must lead in doing the work to dismantle it. The Wisdom & The Work offers listeners pithy and profound truths that emerge from lifetimes of lived experience and decades of work on the part of racial justice practitioners. There are brief illustrations, short stories, mini discourses, spoken word and homilies as methods of instruction and inspiration. You are invited to hear from activists, scholars and “scholactivists” who have dedicated themselves to racial justice. You will share knowledge and know-how, raise questions and concerns, and issue calls to action so that The Wisdom & The Work is more than a learning experience. It is affirmation and encouragement for those committed to the fight for racial justice. It is for the edification and motivation of those who are seeking to do their part in the fight for racial justice. It serves to confront and challenge those who have conceded the lie of white supremacy and remain complicit in the racial injustices that continually plague our land.