EP #38: Jesse Ross on His Conversations with White Women & White Men on Anti-Racism.

On the Did you know Segment… Sunni and Lisa discuss the one year
anniversary of the Breonna Taylor’s murder by the Louisville,
Kentucky Police Department.  Breonna and her boyfriend were
none the wiser when white plain clothes police officers burst
into their apartment while they were asleep, on a no-knock
warrant.  The charges against her boyfriend has sense been
dismissed.  Seriously, authorities spent more time trying to
charge/convict an innocent man than they did pursuing the actual
murderers of Breonna Taylor.  Before Breonna Taylor, there
was Ahmaud Arbery, then George Floyd and countless other people
of color suffering at the hands of rogue law enforcement
officials. The ladies also discuss the newly released NYPD’s
Civilian Complaint Review Board (police misconduct database)
information.





On this episode of Active Allyship…it’s more than a #hashtag!
Sunni and Lisa converse with Jesse Ross, Diversity and Inclusion
Leader, Executive Coach, and an International Speaker amongst
other hats he wears.  





Jesse shared that he was marinated in community activism at a
really young age.  He was the kid under the table when his
mom held meetings with community leaders looking for solutions
for challenges that are still present today.  You already
know that you’ll have to listen to hear his response. 





One of the incredible ways Jesse uses his gift, is by
facilitating conversations with white women and men on privilege
and racial inequalities.  You already know Sunni asked if he
thought that there were supporters of the previous president in
attendance.  Jesse doesn’t refer to this platform as a “safe
space”, instead it’s a space to get comfortable, sitting with
discomfort and vulnerability for the majority population. 





You’ll also hear Jesse’s up close and personal account regarding
the moments following the murder of George Floyd!  Yes, he
lives very close, he even shares how white supremacists began to
patrol his neighborhood!  





Hear the conversation regarding Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. vs.
Social Justice. What say you, are they the same?





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