Owning Your Racism with Robert Broadhurst

Filmmaker, Innovator and Artist Robert Broadhurst sits down with JD and Suzy to discuss the impact of understanding and owning his role as a white man of privilege and it’s influence on his life. As an editor, Robert’s work  has spanned Emmy award nominated television, documentary, film and commercials along with work for brands including Adidas, Apple, Nike, Balmain, DKNY, H&M, Alexander Wang and Equinox.  As his role as an editor became more comprehensive and creative, naturally evolving into directing.  His extraordinary film, “An Occurrence at Arverne”, is his directorial debut.

What You Will Hear:

• JD and Roberts connection and past
• Responsibility and obligation as a white person of privilege
• Robert’s experience, as a white man, trying to tell the story of a black man
• Black and White responses to Robert’s film
• Social climate’s impact on the acceptance of “An Occurrence at Arverne”.
• JD’s influence on Robert
• Change the narrative by first understanding the narrative and your role in the narrative

Quotes

“I felt a responsibility and an obligation as a white person who has enjoyed privilege alot of  my life, to contribute to the conversation and hopefully pull the veil back for other white people like black people have for me.”

“At some point you have to realize you’re in the Matrix.”

“You’ve got to be ready to accept and own your role in it.”

“You’re not going to change the world unless you change yourself.”

Mentioned:

@Robertbroadhurst

Beloved

James Baldwin

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