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Conversation: Are "Thoughts and Prayers" Just Idle Lamentations Without a Clear Path to Action? It sometime feels as if America's triple threat of fear, racism, and guns has lulled some of us into idle lamentations that preclude any meaningful action toward gun reform. According to the New York Times, other countries have had a mass shootings and subsequently changed their gun laws. Britain, Austr...

America's Triple Threat: Fear. Racism. Guns. "Firearm-related violence is a significant threat to public health and safety in America. However, research highlights a critical disparity in firearm-related deaths by race...Taken as a whole, findings suggest that gun owners are more likely to be more vigilant toward people of color because of stereotypical assumptions that racial and ethnic minoritie...

I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black by Sharon Hurley Hall, antiracism activist, writer, and educator. “Some days the anti-racism drum beats loudly in my head. That’s when I write pieces like the next few, articles that show the awfulness of racism, driving the point home repeatedly.” An Exciting Conversation Awaits with Our Esteemed Guest Sharon Hurley Hall!...

Antiracism Mastermind Group Book Talk I'm Tired of Racism: True Stories of Existing While Black  written by Sharon Hurley Hall, antiracism activist, writer, and educator. Sharon Hurley Hall is an anti-racism activist, educator, and in-demand speaker. Firmly committed to doing her part to eliminate racism, she is the Founder and Curator-in-Chief of Sharon’s Anti-Racism Newsletter. In her...

Embracing equity isn't just about what we say or write about. International Women's Day (IWD) is the "celebration of social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women" and has been observed since the early 1900s. It’s a collective movement felt and activated around the world.    The theme for International Women's Day 2023 is Embrace Equity. Equity i...

Join the conversation as Anita, Mavis, and Gail discuss The Sting of Adultification Bias Felt By Black Girls.   New York Times Article April 17, 2020  Why Won’t Society Let Black Girls Be Children? Adultification means teachers, parents and law enforcement are less protective and more punitive with certain kids.   “They never saw a child”: Ruby&...

The Art of Conversation. Active/Intentional Listening. What Do You Trust, Statistics, Lived Experiences, or Both? At InflexionPoint Podcast we are dedicated to the art of listening in authentic conversation. We challenge our audience to listen actively and intentionally for the purpose of learning, understanding, and taking action. Moreover we strive towards increasing historical and racial litera...

Theme of the Conversation: Racial Literacy This definition of racial literacy is from National Council of Teachers of English (NCTA). Racial literacy is a skill and practice by which individuals can probe the existence of racism and examine the effects of race and institutionalized systems on their experiences and representation in US society. https://ncte.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Squir...

TRIBUTE TO PHANGISILE MTSHALI On December 21, 2022 InflexionPoint Podcast featured a powerful guest and dear friend, Phangisile Mtshali from South Africa. We had an in-depth conversation about the historical plight of Black South African farmers, which in many ways is similar to the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States. This is evident when you think of land as power a...

Anita, Mavis, and Gail discuss the the first year of InflexionPoint Podcast in terms of the most personally impactful and transformational episodes. They describe the show as influential in terms of historical and racial literacy.   Racial Literacy: (1) a concept developed by sociologist France Winddance Twine , UC Santa Barbara Dept of Sociology. She describes it as "a form of racial sociali...

Being Black Globally - The Plight of Black Farmers in South Africa This is the fourth and final episode in a series on The Plight of Black Farmers.  This final eposide on The Plight of Black Farmers features Phangisile Mtshali, a farmer in South Africa. In this conversation she shares her personal experience with farming and the vision she has for the future of her farm. She was bor...

Discussion: Laws of the Land in South Africa Dating Back to the 1913 Land Act and Group Areas Act of 1950, Cornerstones of Apartheid Policy and Segregation This is the third episode in a series on the Plight of Black Farmers. The Plight of Black Farmers in South Africa: Land stolen under apartheid still hasn’t been given back. Broken land promises reveal how South Africa’s Black f...

The Legacy of Black Farmers in New York State This is the second episode in a series on the Plight of Black Farmers.   “All of my life my work has focused on providing opportunity to people. I have a thirst to work hard and do good things everyday. I have been given the gift to create beautiful things.” —Pamela Reese Smith   Advocacy. Education. Community Gardening...

Episode 26 November 2, 2022: The Plight of Black Farmers in the US  This is the first episode in a series on the Plight of Black Farmers. The plight of modern-day Black farmers in the United States can be traced back to the 40 Acres Promise after Emancipation, Reconstruction, Black Codes/Jim Crow, and the Great Migration. The question is what will the future bring? Recently Civil Ri...

Special Guest: Kyle R. Williams, Chief Empowerment Officer of A Long Talk   "Our goal is to put an anti-racist at every dinner table in America."  #ALongTalk2020 Meet Kyle R. Williams, Chief Empowerment Officer and creator of A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth, hailing from WAshington DC. As a leader and professional educator, Kyle has amassed over 25 years teaching children and a...

Our First Year in Review: A Look Back and a Look Forward InflexionPoint Podcast reflects a commitment to Antiracism Activation conceived in 2020. Anita, Mavis, and Gail came together in allyship in October 2020. They launched the podcast in response to the murder of George Floyd on Memorial Day May 25, 2020. That day became a moment in history that cause a seismic shift felt around the world.&nbsp...

Question of the Hour: What is the connection between the backlash over Disney's Little Mermaid (played by Halle Bailey ) and Critical Race Theory?   Image by Nikkolas Smith   Artivist | Author | Illustrator | Speaker https://www.nikkolas.art         Featured Guest: Allison Gaines   Allison Gaines is a writer, editor, and unapologetic Black scholar pursu...

Question of the Hour: What is Internalized Racism and How Is It Manifested?   Internalized Racism Definition and Reality: " Internalized racism is the situation that occurs in a racist system when a racial group oppressed by racism supports the supremacy and dominance of the dominating group by maintaining or participating in the set of attitudes, behaviors, social structures and ideologies t...

Question of the Hour: How do two retired naval officers, one on a flat career track, the other on a career obstacle course, come together in the wake of the murder of George Floyd?   A Tale of Two Officers   Reuben Keith Green is a retired Surface Warfare U.S. Naval Officer who served 22 years in the Atlantic Fleet. He has devoted his energy to discussing issues regarding milit...

Recap Question: What Do You Mean...Free- ish ? “Slavery didn’t end in 1865. It just evolved. It turned into decades of terrorism, violence, and lynching,” said Bryan Stevenson, delivering the 2017 Tanner Lecture on Human Values. Bryan Stevenson—lawyer, social justice activist, law professor, and founder of Equal Justice Initiative—says the abolition of chattel slavery...

Allyship is not a noun; it's a verb, a lifestyle, and a mindset. The Activism Through Coaching Model serves as a catalyst to demonstrate true allyship. It's a personal journey of action taken to eradicate racism where the result is antiracism activation. Anita Russell, Mavis Bauman, and Gail Hunter, hosts of InflexionPoint Podcast, discuss true allyship and its personal impact.   Watch/Listen...

JK Bridges LinkedIn Article, January 19, 2017 Among many wonderful things, JK Bridges, Federal Recruiter, Corporate Recruiter, Senior Talent Acquisition, and DEI Champion  had this to say about First Lady Michelle Obama and the launch of the Joining Forces initiative . "Coming from a strong military family and as well as a military (Air Force) spouse this organization called on all Ameri...

Question: What Do You Mean...Free-ish? General Order No. 3 - National Archives “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that be...

Meet Rebecca Stevens Alder Hailing from Switzerland by way of Sierra Leone, West Africa, Rebecca Stevens Alder is an Antiracism Activist and Writer on Medium.com . Rebecca writes about racism through her personal perspective yet acknowledges there are so many other things she'd rather write about. Her call to action: "Help me dismantle racism so that I can get on with that." The Power of Pers...