Following..‪.‬ Kristen Michalak & Dana Wilcox

Kristen and Dana do a quick review of the season so far and talk about where we have been! More coming soon...

Chris White is a combat Marine, inner city police officer, yogi, father of 2 girls, and a black man. These experiences give him a lot to share on what is currently going on in America; from growing up to now being an example for his daughters and co-workers in how to find peace in the chaos.  Chris challenges our thoughts and even his own as we go through this two part episode.

Chris White is a combat Marine, inner city police officer, yogi, father of 2 girls, and a black man. These experiences give him a lot to share on what is currently going on in America; from growing up to now being an example for his daughters and co-workers in how to find peace in the chaos.  Chris challenges our thoughts and even his own as we go through this two part episode.

Kristen and Dana sit down to reflect on their conversations with Chenoa Williams and Jennifer Wilson. They also introduce our next guest, Chris, who is a black police officer in an inner city, a former Marine, a yoga teacher, and father of two beautiful girls. The conversation with Chris will continue this Sunday, stay tuned...

Jennifer Wilson is a middle school teacher in Windsor, CT where she spearheaded a leadership and equity training for teachers and staff, illuminating racial inequality in society as well as within the classroom. She has participated in multiple trainings herself, one of them lead by Lee Mun Wah. She also pulls from her personal experience as a mother of 2 biracial children and wife to an African American. In this interview, Jenn dives deep into what it means to be a white ally and how she has uses her white privilege past and present to stand against racism and educate others in being anti-racist.
Donate to The Innocence Project: https://www.innocenceproject.org
Harvard Implicit Bias Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Check out the amazing list of resources with this google doc Jenn created: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wzknk1xx5o49hiDqpD2qlkDSdn-v37MGQNjB7qOTsYA/edit?usp=sharing 

Chenoa Williams is a Black Lives Matter activist and one of the organizers of the March for Justice that took place in Glastonbury, Connecticut on June 7, 2020 where over 3,000 people demonstrated and protested the systemic racism in the United States and the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Brionna Taylor. Chenoa shares one of her moving speeches from the protest and what it is like to grow up as a black woman in a minority white town. Find Chenoa on Instagram @chenoajanice Donate to charities Chenoa endorses: Marsha P. Johnson institute: https://marshap.org   | Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund Venmo: @emergencyreleasefund The Okra Project: https://www.theokraproject.com For more charities supporting Black Trans People, visit: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wnbb/tony-mcdade-nina-pop-how-to-help