How can we explore “My America,” our wonderfully diverse nation, when travel isn’t possible? How can we understand diversity from our small part of he world? Kim and Dan explore these questions with their own experiences and ideas to help us all find new and different perspectives.

“Intent isn’t the end all, be all.” Dan

“Intent an be interpreted. Intent can be an excuse.” Kim

“This wheeling of a golden statue of this person (…) is cult behavior.” Dan

“The system in which we operate is a racist system. It was set up that way.” Dan

“We need to, at some point, say - some things are wrong, and some things are right.” Kim

“Your echo chamber is an echo - it is not the true sounds of the world.” Kim

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Secret to Success podcast

• Ibram X Kendi's books

• A Slave No More

• Conversations in Black

• Listen to Black Women list on Twitter via Laura Fitton “Pistachio”

• Why Are the Black Kids Sitting Together. in the Cafeteria

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