“Education is the easy part. It’s easy to pick up a book. It’s easy to search for something online. If you have family members upholding systems of white supremacy, or have friends with racist beliefs, but you do nothing about it, I think you're further contributing to the problem.” - Montay Fowler
Montay Fowler (@Montayf_) is the co-founder of non-profit initiative Project Pledge Philly (ipledgephl), a MSW graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, and a well-recognized leader in the communities of Philadelphia for his civic engagement and services.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of recognizing one’s privilege, the contexts of systematic racism, and other wide-ranging conversations related to the Black Lives Matter movement. This episode focuses on these macro issues and how they have attributed to Montay’s adolescent years in the child welfare system and education experiences. Here are the sources that were discussed in the episode: “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, 12 Years a Slave” by Solomon Northup, “How to Be Black” by Baratubde Thurston, “How to be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi, Brene Brown: the Call to Courage, and 13th on Netflix.
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