3. If Jacob Blake Had Been White...

Jane and Julie talk about racism, BLM, and police brutality. Topics of discussion include White privilege and White guilt; why it's so hard to talk about race; childhood experiences with race and identity; self-educating and fighting everyday implicit bias/systemic racism; and what we can do to be anti-racist White people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources mentioned in this episode: Just Mercy (Film) - justmercyfilm.com Research Article: Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States by age, race–ethnicity, and sex (PNAS) Alternatives to Calling the Police (Article) - Unitarian Universalist Association What To Do Instead of Calling the Police (Article) - United Against Police Terror – San Diego "Do Not Look Away" (Quote) - Dr. Ronald Bell Nice White Parents (Podcast) - This American Life Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man (Videos) - Emmanuel Acho; uncomfortableconvos.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other resources: Community Resource Hub - communityresourcehub.org/resources National Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255* Crisis Text Line: Text START to 741-741 The Trevor Project (LBGT+): 1-866-488-7386 Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860 Undocumented and Immigrant Hotline (ENG, SPA, KOR, POR): 855-435-7693 National Youth Crisis Hotline: 800-448-4663 Sexual Assault Hotline (ENG, SPA): 800-223-5001 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800−799−7233 | 800-787-3224 (Deaf/Hard of Hearing TTY) *Be aware some lines like NSH can redirect information to EMS or law enforcement if they think the person in crisis is deemed to harm themselves or others due to mandatory report policy