Episode 8 A Black Man Learns from the Mistakes of Others

This episode features my cousin Sharn Collins who is the youngest
cousin in my Mom's generation. Even though he is from Mom's
generation, we claim him in mine. Sharn and I differ in our
understanding of police brutality and violence. He urges Black
people to not defy the police because they see themselves as
authority figures. He also points out that a lot of what he has
learned in life is based upon people providing examples of how
not to behave. Unlike Sharn, I think that police violence is a
result of institutional racism. Sharn and my disagreement is a
perfect example of how to disagree without being disagreeable
because we do it with love and laughter. We model for you and
hopefully, provide a concrete example of how to listen and better
understand different perspectives. Listen to this conversation in
its entirety. I promise you will learn a lot and amplify it with
us!