Many of us, many listeners of this podcast do encounter racism and prejudice on a daily basis. I'm curious to know what advice you'd give to people who are trying to help those around them simply acknowledge their own prejudices. By sending down saying, hey, let's not have a debate. Let's have a conversation,. If he wasn't trying to be offensive or anything like that, he just didn't know. You will never hear black people talk about the good old days because we didn't have good old days.
We’re revisiting some of our listeners’ favorite episodes this summer. We kick off the series with our first ever episode: A conversation with the Black jazz musician Daryl Davis. During a performance, a member of the KKK approached him at a bar and his life took an unexpected turn. He ended up inspiring hundreds of people to leave white supremacist groups.
If you enjoyed this episode, Maya suggests you check out this one next: “Leaving a Religious Cult”
We’ll be back with new episodes in the fall. In the meantime, you can connect with Maya on instagram @DrMayaShanker.
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