Dismantle Racism with Rev. Dr. TLC

WHAT WILL THE AUDIENCE LEARN? The audience will learn how to recognize harmful actions and organizational policies, so they can call it out and encourage accountability when they see it. ‍ EPISODE SUMMARY: Racism and prejudice often rear their ugly heads with witnesses. Racism is as deadly as it is because it often shows up in the most public of spaces: workplaces, schools, on television, in movie...

WHAT WILL THE AUDIENCE LEARN? The audience will get specific examples about how cross-cultural exchanges can be both personally and systematically beneficial. EPISODE SUMMARY: Racism and prejudice rob its perpetrators and victims of all the benefits of multiculturalism. The unhealthy culture of racial hierarchy and systematic bias limits the kind of cross-cultural collaboration and exchange of ide...

The audience will learn about the connections between toxic masculinity and white supremacy. They will be able to better see the signs in their lives so they too can become part of the solution instead of contributing to the issue. Oppressive constructs such as white supremacy, patriarchy, and heteronormativity can seem independent, however, They work in tandem every day. The generalized qualifica...

The audience will gain insight into the long-lasting effects of racial trauma, and how it can be healed with honesty, compassion, accountability, and justice. Prejudice has birthed more traumatic events and unjust experiences than we could possibly tally. The longstanding emotional, psychological, and sometimes physical scars that these occurrences cause are not easily healed. However, some healin...

The audience will gain insight into how they can break the barriers standing in their path to fulfillment and how the path to personal greatness aligns with our collective path to an equitable world. We all enter the world with abundant power to achieve greatness, in whatever package may be meant for us. Greatness seeks us, but it's up to us to forge a path so we can meet it halfway. That path...

The audience will learn about how communities that do not interact with BIPOC can still perpetuate racism. They should listen to learn how to contribute to the solution rather than the problem. It is easy to turn away from problems when they do not hurt us in conspicuous ways. White people, especially those in predominantly white spaces often believe they have the luxury of ignoring racism and its...

The audience will gain an understanding of how their individual self-awareness impacts how they engage in a multi-cultural reality. They should listen to learn how to improve their leadership skills, especially in the context of antiracism.  Dismantling racism begins with a conscious awareness of who you are at your best. Too many people attempt to lead without a clear understanding of who they ar...

Audience will gain insight into moments that may seem insignificant and learn how to recognize and challenge racism, specifically in the workplace.  We have heard the term "microaggression" before. It is no surprise that there has been a recent wave of renewed commitments to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, however studies show that workplace microaggressions have virtually not improved p...

The audience will gain a better understanding of the origins of racism and therefore the current ways it manifests. Listeners will also gain insight into how we can begin to address the generations of trauma and dismantle the systems that caused it. The racist world we live in today has been in the making for several centuries. Its roots are tangled with ideals that the sustainment of our governin...

The audience will gain historical insight into how gaslighting and performative activism plays a role in the lack of progress in racial equity. It's no big secret that racial injustice is still at work despite decades of advocacy for change. Although those years bore a meaningful shift in culture when it comes to tolerance, we still face many systemic obstacles on the road⁣ to racial equity. W...

The audience will gain energetic tools to maximize their time and energy, specifically in the context of work as a change agent. Without the pressures of challenging longstanding and oppressive systems, we already have many things to keep up with within our daily lives.  To engage in the work of dismantling racism without neglecting ourselves and/or our various responsibilities, we need to maximiz...

The audience will get a peek into what this book has to offer to those who wish to positively contribute to the cause of dismantling racism. Listen to gain a few tools that every change agent needs.  Join our host Rev. Dr. TLC to discuss her new book! The word racism carries a heavy burden, and the thought of dismantling it has even more weight. People often ask whether it's possible to end ra...

The audience will experience some personal stories of enslaved people and their descendants, learn how the connection to those before us can influence our actions in the present, and learn how they can contribute to the force of change. Storytelling holds immense power and has been the foundation of human interaction since the start of civilization. What better way to illustrate our struggles, our...

Participants will discover what factors contribute to why children of color are not identified. Listeners will gain an awareness of how race intersects with autism, particularly how black and brown folks are treated. April begins Autism Acceptance Month, and it is estimated that 1 in 54 children are diagnosed with autism. According to the Center for Disease Control, more white children are identif...

This week on Dismantle Racism , Rev. Dr TLC welcomes best selling author Eva Medilek. We are all deeply connected, even though we imagine ourselves to be different from one another based on race, class, gender, and more. We create narratives that prevent us from seeing the wounds of others and/or about whether we are capable of  disrupting systems that perpetuate those wounds. Even when we are sim...

Listeners will gain insight into the specific effects racism has on us and what tools they can use to empower themselves and therefore work to dismantle racism. Racism's far reaches affect all of us deeply, in ways we do not even realize. Like any constant stress, it takes a toll on us physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. Coping with any stress, especially one that is perpetuated th...

The audience will gain personal insight about how to make the shift from perpetuating racism to learning to dismantle it. They should listen so they can gather the necessary tools in becoming part of the solution instead of the problem. Those who do not face the direct consequences of racism have the luxury and the curse of being blind to its evils. However, especially since the Black Lives Matter...

The audience will gain a better understanding about what nonwhite women face in the workplace and how they can support these women thriving in professional environments. We're digging deeper into the insidious ways patriarchy and white supremacy work together. We know that a white woman makes a fraction of a white man's dollar, but a nonwhite woman makes even less. Not only does a woman of...

The audience will gain an understanding of the negative impact lack of diversity in publishing has on all of us and how we can increase opportunities and visibilities for BIPOC writers.  We've talked about racism bleeding into every area of our lives and culture including academia, medical care, the workplace, and more. What about the absence of influence of BIPOC in the spheres that produce a...

The audience will gain tools to assist in disentangling themselves from a lifetime of oppressive conditioning at the hands of white supremacy and patriarchy.  We are witnessing systems—white supremacy and patriarchy—breaking down all around us. Unfortunately, when systems of oppression are challenged, they rear up and create chaos. Like a living thing, they begin fighting for survival, and it may...

The audience will gain knowledge about how to create space for vulnerability and navigate compassionate dialogue in order to have progressive interactions concerning equity. Fear. Avoidance. Division. The safest path can feel like the one without dialogue in conversations about equity and diversity. What if you offend the other person? What if they challenge your beliefs? What if you ruin a relati...

The audience will gain understanding about how practicing meditation can result in meaningful internal change that can lead to the construction of a more equitable society.  The popularity of practicing mindfulness, meditation, and promoting peace has surged in mainstream culture in recent years. If the ideas and practices of meditation, as well as racial equity, have had such an impact on our cul...

The audience will gain a deeper understanding of the mindset required to experience meaningful growth in any arena, but specifically the context of learning and unlearning about race. They should listen in to be better prepared to abandon the crutch of perfectionism.  There is power in truth and transparency. The truth is that we have all been raised under oppressive systems, so we all have both l...

The audience will learn from an expert about the physics of change and how they can potentially use it to become agents of awakening in the journey to embrace differences and dismantle racism.  Racism and its complexities are continuously unfolding and being deciphered. Such a large-scale and nuanced cultural phenomenon needs to be analyzed from all possible angles if we wish to dismantle the syst...

The audience will gain a deeper understanding of the experiences within communities of color, especially those who have been affected by drug addiction, and receive insight about how they can stop perpetuating the ideals and supporting systems that contribute to the oppression of those communities.  We must remember that racism is a means to hoard power. How does one ensure that certain people are...