Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America
Colors is the 2025 winner of the Belva Davis Award, presented by the SAG-AFTRA American Scene Awards. Colors is a frank discussion about race. Join JJ Green, who is black and guests of different racial backgrounds as they discuss the challenges the nation faces as it struggles to heal and make meaningful changes for racial equality. It's a safe, non-judgmental, apolitical space to discuss race. Join us.
Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America
241 | The Voices That Built Us: Confronting Power, Memory, and the Ancestors We Choose
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In this episode, JJ Green speaks with William H. Lamar IV, pastor of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church and author of Ancestors, about how the past continues to shape power, identity, and decision-making today.
Lamar makes a compelling case that our ancestors are not behind us—they are active, influencing everything from politics to personal belief.
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