InflexionPoint Podcast: Cultivating Change from the Inside Out Creating a Brave Space for Conversations about Personal Transformation, Racism, and Accountability

Happy New Year! Thank you for joining us for the first episode of InflexionPoint Podcast in 2024. This the spot where we are dedicated to the art of listening in authentic conversation. We challenge our audience to listen actively and intentionally for the purpose of self-awareness, understanding, personal transformation, and ultimately social impact. As a matter of fact the 2024 Theme is Communit...

Book Discussion - White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones Land, Labor, and Slavery “It's nothing short of astonishing that a religious tradition with this relentless emphasis on salvation and one so hyper attuned to personal sin can simultaneously maintain such blindness to social sins swirling about it, such as slavery and race-based segrega...

Dr. Robert P. Jones: The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy  emphasizes the importance of truth-telling and cross-cultural conversations in addressing the legacy of white supremacy and working towards a more equitable future. Robert P. Jones,  President/Founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) . Dr. Jones serves on the national program committee for the American Academy...

Synopsis: A 2022 period film drama based on true events of desegregation and busing in Boston schools in 1974. The District Court of Massachusetts ordered Boston to integrate its public school system, using busing. The order was met with White community pushback, fury and violence. The film centers on police officer Bill Coughlin, an Irish cop, confronting fierce social pressure when tasked to pro...

Films That Spark Community Conversations   "Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America" - Hosted by Presbyterian Church of Sudbury MA Documentary Film Presented by Jeffrey Robinson, lawyer and social justice advocate. In Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America , Robinson faces his largest audience, asking all of us to examine who we are, where we come from, and who we want to be. ...

Photo Credit:  Homer G. Phillips Hospital, A Prominent Landmark in The Ville, St. Louis, MO. Courtesy Onegentlemanofverona (CC BY-SA 3.0) Racism Is a Disruptor of Health and Wellness &  Integration Is Not Synomymous with Equity The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital, 1937-1979, a  segregated hospital in the heart of Black St Louis, Missouri The Ville and Its Champions...

FRANCERIA MOORE: LEVERAGING THE POWER OF STORYTELLING TO EXAMINE MINDSETS AND EMPOWER EQUITY Franceria Moore holds over 15 years of organizational leadership experience in the human services and nonprofit sectors, focusing on equity and belonging in programming, strategic organizational development, poverty reduction, and adult learning design. From 2019-2022 she led the redesign of the Kellogg Fo...

Antiracism Activation: Family Engagement and Generational Leadership Thank you for joining us for the newest episode of InflexionPoint Podcast where we are dedicated to the art of listening in authentic conversation. We challenge our audience to listen actively and intentionally for the purpose of self-awareness, understanding, personal transformation, and ultimately social impact.  In this e...

CONVERSATION: The Power of Leadership in Organizational DNA The Sankofa Leadership Continuum - a throughline running from historical leaders of the past to contemporary leaders  of the present to those who will emerge as future leaders. Melding together historical and contemporary reality, this through-line inspires resistance, activism, art, literature, ethnography, and research to fuel...

Conversation: The Power of Visual Racial Literacy. "...race is not only a social construction; it is visually mediated (Acuff & Kraehe, 2020). The ability to perceive racial differences requires that one first learn the visual, symbolic, and aesthetic codes and conventions of racist ideology." In this continuing series on generational leadership we discuss "Visual Racial Literacy: A Not-So-New...

Conversation: How does the Ghanian principle of Sankofa empower generational leadership?   In this continuing series on generational leadership we introduced the Sankofa Leadership Continuum, defined as a through-line running from historical leaders of the past to contemporary leaders of the present to emerging leaders of the future. This episode features wisdom from Jen Franks Ahaghotu. Jen...

https://youtu.be/KIbF2Fm_sOI   The Sankofa Leadership Continuum  is a throughline running from historical leaders of the past to contemporary leaders  of the present to those who will emerge as future leaders. Melding together historical and contemporary reality, this through-line inspires activism, art, literature, ethnography, and research to fuel transformation. Question: Ho...

Conversation: How does the Ghanian principle of Sankofa empower generational leadership? In this continuing series on generational leadership we introduced the Sankofa Leadership Continuum, defined as a through-line running from historical leaders of the past to contemporary leaders of the present to emerging leaders of the future. This episode features Mr. Nathaniel Lee Fletcher, recent graduate...

The Conversation Continues: How does the Ghanian principle of Sankofa empower generational leadership? In this continuing series on generational leadership we introduced the Sankofa Leadership Continuum, defined as a through-line running from historical leaders of the past to contemporary leaders of the present to emerging leaders of the future. This episode features Mr. Ja'Quan Lavender, Fou...

Conversation: How does the Ghanian principle of Sankofa empower generational leadership? In this new series on generational leadership we introduce the Sankofa Leadership Continuum, defined as a through-line running from historical leaders of the past to contemporary leaders of the present to emergent leaders of the future. Melding together historical and contemporary reality, this throughline ins...

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...