On the Did you know Segment… According to CNN, Sacramento County has declared Racism a Health Crisis! The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the resolution and outlined ways to promote racial equity.
On this episode of Active Allyship…it’s more than a #hashtag! Sunni and Lisa finally met Karen Fleshman! What an amazing woman! Karen is a mentor, activist, entrepreneur, attorney, author, educator, proud San Franciscan, and a single soccer mom. She’s also the founder of Racy Conversations, a workshop facilitation company, to inspire the antiracist generation. Her first book White Women We Need to Talk: Doing Our Part to End Racism, will be published by Sounds True in 2021.
First things first, they hear what Karen was marinated in… let’s start with her growing up in a “Sundown Town”. Do you even know what that is? Let’s just say she didn’t realize it until much later. We are thankful that she is using her experiences to propel her to the Racy Conversations and other platforms. We discuss all the places that systemic racism shows up to include housing opportunities or the lack thereof for people of color. They also talk about “enrichments” for whites aka “white welfare”.
Lawd Geezus, the ladies discuss the voting percentages of white women, at 55% while, white millennials and gen-Zs were not far behind in casting their votes for Trump. This leads to another conversation related to the disconnect between white woman and women of color. Where is the sisterhood? Where is the disconnect? Of course you’ll have to tune in to hear this! Ladies, Ladies, Ladies…there is much work to be done!
There’s also excitement around learning that President Elect Biden’s platform and priorities include Racism as a top priority for his administration.
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house”…what a layered , textured conversation and most definitely gem dropping!
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