Have you ever thought that America's racial issues were someone else's problem? As an older white male I have certainly thought that. After a 12-year anti-racist journey I now believe that we must all do our part to reduce racism in our communities.
Jarvis and I have been working together for several years now to encourage one another in our anti-racist efforts. This website allows us to share our efforts and includes other specific resources that could help you to build your own anti-racist understanding. Here are some important questions that we should all consider as we journey together. Our growing awareness of these issues will help America to reach its pledged purpose of "Liberty and Justice for All".
1. Did you know that America’s diversity continues to increase, while white America decreases as a percentage of our population?
2. Are you aware that most white Americans have few if any Black friends, and therefore lack reference to the lived experiences of our fellow Black citizens?
3. Shouldn't our government policies be helping to reduce ongoing systemic racism rather than our politics exacerbating these problems? Vote because democracy depends on it.
4. How can I become part of the solution to racism in America? White Americans must become part of the solution for our still-segregated nation to reach its full potential as a diverse democracy. Black Americans are about 12% of our population and we must all work on becoming anti-racists.
Listen to some of our podcasts shown below and read or watch some of our recommended resources at the bottom of this page. Please contact us to share other ideas or thoughts you may have about Accepting Others. Thank You.
exciting NEW ANTI-RACIST platform in the planning stage
PLEASE HELP US
We are considering a new platform that we would like your feedback on. This new platform would be called*Accepting Others*, a unique new podcast and Zoom engagement platform. We would create this platform specifically to encourage challenging conversations about racial issues that affect us all. It is our sincere desire to help more of white America to better understand systemic racism and join us in our anti-racist efforts.
These podcasts and Zoom conversations would be co-hosted by Jarvis and me and each episode would introduce a topic using a book, a movie, or other media as a guide. That same topic would be the focus of our follow-up Zoom conversations each month. We are particularly excited about this new engagement opportunity, where you could join us in conversation during these monthly Zoom gatherings. If we get encouraging feedback we could begin publishing this new platform by January 2025.
While we continue working on this new initiative please take a moment to review some of the previous episodes from *My Awakening Podcast*, accessible above on this page. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas about this new initiative. Please use the button below to share with us.
please share your thoughts and ideas about our new platform
