Let's Talk About It�� Sammy Ortiz
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- Society & Culture
An ongoing conversation about implicit racial bias, justice, and the pursuit of reconciliation.
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Moving to LTAI to PodBean
I’m moving “Let’s Talk About It! to PodBean. The URL is https://sammyortiz.podbean.com. It’s also on iTunes. I hope you’ll continue to listen. Im going to focus on my personal brand on Anchor.
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Lone wolf/Mentally Deranged
At what point doe we call White men who kill people terrorists? There was no hesitation to call the killer in New York a terrorist. Why the hesitation when they’re White? Somebody please help me understand...
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Addiction Doesn't Discriminate!
Addiction is a crime for people with more melanin than White people. In the 80’s when Crack was an issue, the solution was to criminalize those addicted to it. Today, White’s are addicted to Opiates. That is not criminalized. On the contrary, it’s an epidemic that needs to be treated. How hypocritical to state things differently based on skin color. Addiction didn’t discriminate.
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The Civil War was over slavery
The Civil War was fought over slavery! It was not about the North and the South’s inability to compromise. Little by little the narrative is being changed in hopes to rewrite history.
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Seek to Understand
I spent time with Dave today. He sought me out to ask questions on what he could do to aid the conversation about racism amongst his white brothers in the church.
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The Kaepernick of the Church
Lecrae is causing quite the stir due to leaving White Evangelicalism. People of color don’t feel reflected in the movement and there’s a mass exodus taking place.