It's Complicated With Orlando Bowen

Sherri Sanjurjo
  • 5.0 (8)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
It's Complicated With Orlando Bowen

This podcast is deliberate conversations with business leaders, educators, youth, former professional athletes, former professional CFL Coach, regarding racism in Canada. The conversations are open, honest and transparent and complicated yet from the perspective of encouraging conversations that empowers ally-ship and anti-oppressive practices. Every conversations is driven by the spirit of Ubuntu (I am human, because you are human). To book Orlando to speak to your organization contact us at www.orlandobowen.com

Episodes

  1. How Black Men Leave A Legacy For The Next Generation - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    How Black Men Leave A Legacy For The Next Generation - It's Complicated...

    Orlando Bowen and Michael 'Pinball' Clemmons talk about how they have left their mark in history and empower us to know we too can leave a real mark in history during this time during a pandemic and extremely challenging times within society specifically connected to racism. Listen and learn how you can specifically become a History Maker.Orlando Bowen is an inspirational, dynamic, corporate speaker who equips people to get off the sidelines of life so they can make a difference for som...

    18 min
  2. Black Men Fighting The Criminal Justice System - Justice or a Joke? - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    Black Men Fighting The Criminal Justice System - Justice or a Joke? - It's Complicated...

    Orlando and his white defence attorney David Humphreys have a very open and honest conversation about the legal system that is impacted with institutionalized racism, how black people (specifically black men) in that system, are targeted and how we are to respond when found within this system. David Humphrey is a criminal defence attorney and was the third lawyer Orlando interviewed during his case of police brutality. What he was looking for was justice, what they both found was ...

    26 min
  3. Black Voices Matter...Speak HOPE - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    Black Voices Matter...Speak HOPE - It's Complicated...

    Orlando Bowen transparently shares his heart and reiterates his 'why' for this podcast again. He leaves you with inspirational, empowering words that will move you to action as we get off the sidelines of being non-racist and grow/learn how to become anti-racist. Orlando Bowen is an inspirational, dynamic, corporate speaker who equips people to get off the sidelines of life so they can make a difference for someone else. Check out his speaker video and if you want to book Orlando f...

    5 min
  4. Black Fathers - When To Have "The Talk" With Your Sons? - It's Complicated

    2023-03-23

    Black Fathers - When To Have "The Talk" With Your Sons? - It's Complicated

    How do you know when you should have "The Talk" with your kids about what is happening in our world, our society, our communities. Systemic racism is embedded in every area that is inevitably going to impact our children and if we don't prepare them does that make parents that are in denial of the system that impacts us all or just protective of the innocence that exists in children? Does it fill our children with fear or faith within a system that was not designed with them in mi...

    20 min
  5. People Like Us - What Do Black Men Think About Themselves? - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    People Like Us - What Do Black Men Think About Themselves? - It's Complicated...

    Orlando shares what he went through when he was looking for legal representation during his traumatic experience with police brutality. He shares how, after he was acquitted of all charges, he was compelled to go back and train police with racial sensitivity training because as far as he is concerned there is no Us and Them. There is only US. It's Complicated. Orlando Bowen is an inspirational, dynamic, corporate speaker who equips people to get off the sidelines of li...

    15 min
  6. Black Youth Oppressed In Education? - Be The Change - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    Black Youth Oppressed In Education? - Be The Change - It's Complicated...

    In this episode Orlando speaks with two seasoned educators, Skye Bowen and Antonella Kalaitzis, who talk about the frustration they experience as educators in a system embedded with racism. Listen as they speak on how we as a society, especially educators, can make a difference right now. Orlando Bowen is an inspirational, dynamic, corporate speaker who equips people to get off the sidelines of life so they can make a difference for someone else. Check out his speaker video and if ...

    15 min
  7. How Black People Build Community - Restore or Reject? - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    How Black People Build Community - Restore or Reject? - It's Complicated...

    Skye Bowen, an educator of 20 years teaches us all the POWER behind Restorative Justice practices in schools. Mistakes are things that we all are prone to as human beings, especially in our teenage years. When youth make mistakes in school by crossing boundaries or breaking the rules, instead of pushing them out and /or suspending them the most successful way to have the youth come back and experience community, personal and academic success is to restore them. As educators ...

    18 min
  8. Black Men Living in Fear or Faith? - How To Choose - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    Black Men Living in Fear or Faith? - How To Choose - It's Complicated...

    Orlando shares his story and asks us all the question that we all have to answer at some point. When we are faced with racism in any form do we respond from a place of fear or faith. If we respond from fear, racism will be what we experience and we will continue the cycle that comes along with this experience. If we choose to respond from a place of faith, there will be opportunities to build bridges and grow from a place of understanding. Are you ready...?Orlando Bowe...

    14 min
  9. Educate or Enlighten? - White Professionals Talk Openly About Racism - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    Educate or Enlighten? - White Professionals Talk Openly About Racism - It's Complicated...

    Robin Whalen, President of Church + State & Ron Tite, Founder of Church + State as well as the author of Think Do Say, speak about how they have been affected by George Floyd's murder and how it has impacted the way they lead their teams and hire new staff. Orlando asks difficult questions that both Ron & Robin answer with the kind of transparency we all need to share. Listen as they all discuss how we as a black community should approach conversations regarding racism from an e...

    31 min
  10. Black Youth Fighting Racism! - Where You At? - It's Complicated...

    2023-03-23

    Black Youth Fighting Racism! - Where You At? - It's Complicated...

    Orlando speaks to two black young people, Rylie Clemmons & Taijah Armstrong, as they express what their personal experience has been during the pandemic and during the heightened racial climate. They talk candidly about where they are in their mental and emotional state and what they are actively doing to be a part of the solution. It's not easy, it's possible and it's complicated. Orlando Bowen is an inspirational, dynamic, corporate speaker who equips people to get off ...

    23 min
  11. It's Complicated With Orlando Bowen - Intro - Antiracism In Action

    2023-03-23

    It's Complicated With Orlando Bowen - Intro - Antiracism In Action

    Orlando Bowen, former CFL football player explains the purpose for these complicated conversations. In our present social racial climate much has been said and seen regarding racism and most of it has been because of what is released on social media and the news. In Orlando's travels as a speaker, corporate coach and community leader, he has found the state of many Canadians is unaware, unsuspecting and sometimes denial. Many have expressed to him they believe that racism is...

    6 min
  • 11 Episodes

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This podcast is deliberate conversations with business leaders, educators, youth, former professional athletes, former professional CFL Coach, regarding racism in Canada. The conversations are open, honest and transparent and complicated yet from the perspective of encouraging conversations that empowers ally-ship and anti-oppressive practices. Every conversations is driven by the spirit of Ubuntu (I am human, because you are human). To book Orlando to speak to your organization contact us at www.orlandobowen.com

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