{"id":866,"date":"2020-11-11T11:22:37","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/?p=866"},"modified":"2020-12-04T21:46:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T05:46:36","slug":"a-conversation-about-race-politics-the-2020-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/a-conversation-about-race-politics-the-2020-election\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation About Race, Politics &#038; The 2020 Election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/convo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-873\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of social unrest fueled by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, actress\/social activist Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead &amp; Black Panther) began having difficult conversations around the topic of race with her white friends. These discussions were recorded and posted online as a blueprint for others to have similar discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by her efforts, I felt compelled to do the same. Brad stepped up to the plate for this inaugural effort, and I can&#8217;t thank him enough for his willingness to participate. Editing is minimal, and I&#8217;ve broken it up into two chunks for easier listening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 1<br><\/strong>Some discussion points: Brad&#8217;s background, FB post that spurred our conversation, how &#8216;whiteness&#8217; played into the 2020 election and public discourse, being an ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\r\n    <div>        \r\n    <video id=\"plyr69d9f498642f1\" controls class=\"easy-video-player\">\r\n       <source src=\"http:\/\/www.kevware.com\/media\/video\/zoomwithbrad1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\r\n    <\/video>\r\n    <\/div>    <script>\r\n        const evplayerplyr69d9f498642f1 = new Plyr(document.getElementById('plyr69d9f498642f1'));\r\n        evplayerplyr69d9f498642f1.ratio = '16:9';\r\n        evplayerplyr69d9f498642f1.iconUrl = 'https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/plyr.svg';\r\n        evplayerplyr69d9f498642f1.blankVideo = 'https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/blank.mp4';  \r\n    <\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Part 2<\/strong><br>Some discussion points: silencing Black voices, whitesplaining, amnesia to our BLM reckoning, where do race relations go from here, is there hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\r\n    <div>        \r\n    <video id=\"plyr69d9f498643b1\" controls class=\"easy-video-player\">\r\n       <source src=\"http:\/\/www.kevware.com\/media\/video\/zoomwithbrad2.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\r\n    <\/video>\r\n    <\/div>    <script>\r\n        const evplayerplyr69d9f498643b1 = new Plyr(document.getElementById('plyr69d9f498643b1'));\r\n        evplayerplyr69d9f498643b1.ratio = '16:9';\r\n        evplayerplyr69d9f498643b1.iconUrl = 'https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/plyr.svg';\r\n        evplayerplyr69d9f498643b1.blankVideo = 'https:\/\/www.kevware.com\/geek\/wp-content\/plugins\/easy-video-player\/lib\/blank.mp4';  \r\n    <\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of social unrest fueled by the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, actress\/social activist Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead &amp; Black Panther) began having difficult conversations around the topic of race with her white friends. 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