Awkwardness & Grace

Yvette M. Brown, Yvette Brown

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Conversations with humans about race. As a white mom with two beautiful black boys I have been frozen into silence when it comes to talking about race. It is deeply awkward but I realize I can no longer ignore this privilege and have stepped up by inviting parents, thought leaders, educators and the weary to talk about race and the awkwardness and grace of it all.

03/08/2021

The Power of Secrets

Niki peels away the layers of personal family secrets and finds the power to be her full bi-racial self. She is wise, insightful and proactive. You go girl!

41 min
01/23/2021

Be a bite-sized MLK

Can't lead millions? Embrace the values of MLK. Lead yourself to be an anti-racist in bite-sized chunks. .

29 min
12/21/2020

A thousand tiny cuts. Featuring Joshua

Making a big deal out of small insults? You're kidding? Not when you're on the receiving end. Nine year old Joshua featured in the last half.

30 min
11/12/2020

Collaboration and calibration

An interracial couple, Erika and Christian, have generously opened their hearts to share their personal journey of being married and having children while viewing life through different racial lenses and experiences.

39 min
10/26/2020

Implicit bias and Allyship for teens

Talking with teens and tweens about implicit biases and Allyship. Parents this is for you too!

26 min
09/28/2020

Conscious Anti-racism

Racism can have a visceral effect. Dr.Jill Wener has tools to help with dealing with those effects.

30 min
09/11/2020

Talking Race with Tweens and Teens

Hey Kids! Let's talk about race! Teen talk focusing on being an upstander, stereotypes and white privilege.

36 min
08/05/2020

Talking race to kids 6-11

Talking to your kids ages 6-11 about race.

32 min

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Awkwardness & Grace trailer

Trailer for Awkwardness & Grace. A podcast about awkward conversations concerning race.

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Conversations with humans about race. As a white mom with two beautiful black boys I have been frozen into silence when it comes to talking about race. It is deeply awkward but I realize I can no longer ignore this privilege and have stepped up by inviting parents, thought leaders, educators and the weary to talk about race and the awkwardness and grace of it all.

Creator

Yvette M. Brown, Yvette Brown
Years Active

2019 - 2021
Episodes

19
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Awkwardness & Grace

Awkwardness & Grace

The Power of Secrets

Be a bite-sized MLK

A thousand tiny cuts. Featuring Joshua

Collaboration and calibration

Implicit bias and Allyship for teens

Conscious Anti-racism

Talking Race with Tweens and Teens

Talking race to kids 6-11

Trailer