206: Racial Equality and Social Impact with Dr. Mica McGriggs Mormon Mental Health Podcast

Join Natasha for an interview with the fabulous Mica McGriggs about racial equality and social impact. Dr. McGriggs defines racism, white fragility and white supremacy and why Mormons are more vulnerable to racism. They discuss “systems” and what we as white people can do to not be complicit.
Dr. McGriggs will be offering a class for anyone to join. To find out more, please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-equity-social-impact-tickets-104768040028?fbclid=IwAR1QCgrdBfD_efgtLQCOfeOGYn12SGw11Q-TXFP-5uJ2T0wW9yFvYGN8Azk
Resources discussed in this episode:
“Religion of a Different Color: Race and the Mormon Struggle for Whiteness” by Paul Reeve
https://www.amazon.com/Religion-Different-Color-Struggle-Whiteness/dp/0199754071
“The Bridge Poem” by Donna Kate Rushin
https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/thebridgepoem.html
W.E.B. Du Bois and “double consciousness”
First used in an Atlantic Monthly article, “Strivings of the Negro People” in 1897: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1897/08/strivings-of-the-negro-people/305446/
More information on “Double Consciousness”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_consciousness
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
https://www.naacpldf.org
“Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and The Problem of Racial Innocence” by Joanna Brooks
https://www.amazon.com/Mormonism-White-Supremacy-American-Innocence-ebook/dp/B08761ZHCP
President Russel M. Nelson’s social media statement condemning racism and pleading for peace
https://www.facebook.com/russell.m.nelson/posts/3015443371856412
Deseret News article on President Nelson’s social media statement
https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2020-06-01/president-nelson-addresses-race-in-social-media-post-185657
To donate to the NAACP, visit: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1
To donate to Black Lives Matter, visit: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019