Being the Dot: Blacks Thriving in White Spaces

Marcus Burke is back and am serving up wisdom about managing his relationships with other Black people around issues of race and class.  

Being one of the only African Amercan person in an all White group can at times have challenges.   Dr. Lakeisha Meyers shares her journey and how she has found  "real friends"  who are allies and advocates.  

The first podcast guest  ,Professor Marcus Burke, shares this thoughts about surviving as a Black Man in America in this past year.  

Dr. E. Royster Harper, University of Michigan retired Vice President, shares the joys, challenges, and lessons of her 40 years career at the same Instituion.,  Her wisdom, authenticity, and heart is soothing to the soul. 

It has been documented in the research that one reaction to racism from BIPOC people is to silence one's self and/or to stay quiet with your 'head down'.   Carlee a young African American shark scientist shares her story of how she found herself, her purpose, and her voice and how she is using her voice to disrupt racism in marine biology. 

There is so much overt and outward ways that racism is showing up in our country in news and social media outlets.  The constant barrage of negative raced based discrimination and hate in the national discourse along with the everyday racism that BIPOC folks contend with can be exhausting.   Dr. Stacey offers help, hope, and healing advice to find 'rest for your weary soul."

Eternity Phillps shares how their experience as a Black person in the White Yoga world along with how yogi can help mitigate the impact Race based stress and trauma.  

Rev. Ken Blanchard discusses his journey toward gun ownership and the 2020 surge in African Americans purchasing firearms.  We explore the role of class, identity, the Second Amendment and his expeience with the NRA.   

Dr. Dedrie Chester joins Dr. Stacey to discuss  the Strong Black Woman narrative and shares how she manages this mindset in White Spaces.   

Multi-generational conversation about the Angry Black Woman narrative.  Guest Dotters share how they neogigate and mitigate the impact of this framework.  In addition, Guest Dotters give practical wisdom on how to protect oneself in light of this.