The Intimacy of Race and Inclusive Intelligence: A Conversation with Eva Medilek

The Intimacy of Race:  A Conversation with Eva Medilek

In May 2020, George Floyd was murdered and Eva Medilek’s life changed on a dime.

The “privileged bubble” she had grown up in as the only child of middle-class black parents was pierced, and centuries of repressed generational pain came crashing into her conscious awareness.  She knew she had to do something.

What Eva did with that pain is the subject of our conversation in this week’s episode:  The Intimacy of Race:  A Conversation with Eva Medilek.

Eva did what few black people had done in the aftermath of Floyd’s murder.  She saw white people struggling in their desire to do and say the right things and decided to take on the task of helping people of privilege move from subconscious racism to active allyship.  She founded the Allyship Awareness Forum, wrote a book:  The Intimacy of Race, and started and continues to do a weekly live on Facebook in her group, named after the book.

Eva shares her story of growing up in Patterson, N.J., her father a police officer who provided protection for Martin Luther King, her great-great grandmother a slave who lived long enough to meet Eva as a child, and her own evolution as a best- selling author, a high-performance coach, international speaker and cultural inclusivity trainer.

Be sure to listen to this week’s episode and you’ll see why Eva had to be the one to take on this daunting “assignment”.  Her pointed honesty is wrapped in so much love, her humanity and vulnerability make her the perfect person to bridge the cultural gap and expand what it means to be an ally.

Eva can be reached at www.evaMedilek.com.  Her book is available on her website. Connect with her on social:
https://www.facebook.com/eva.medilek
https://www.facebook.com/groups/theintimacyofrace

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