You're Black, I'm White, Let's Talk About It

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Dr. Helen Williams is the first African-American woman to hold a Dean position at the grad level at Pepperdine University. She says black and white people often don't talk about their differences because they are afraid of upsetting the apple card. "We cannot be fully accepted, fully valued, fully appreciated until we can bring all of ourselves to the table," she says.

Greg interviews Dr. Dean Helen Easterling Williams, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology. In an upfront and candid conversation, Greg and Dean Williams explore the difference in their experiences as academics, leaders, and human beings. Dean Williams' perspective as a black woman, academic, and leader on everything going on in America, and how to most effectively move forward and make change, is a conversation you will not want to miss.

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