A More HUMAN Approach to Truth-Telling & Building Community: Becoming The Quiet Rebel with Tracie Jae

Tracie Jae, human culture strategist and educator describes how her family both shielded her from, and prepared her to engage with racial injustice, and shares about the breadcrumbs that helped her to learn that racism shouldn’t be normal. She tells the story of the birth of her identity as The Quiet Rebel, and breaks down her more HUMAN (Honest, Urgent, Meaningful, Accountable, Nuanced) approach to equity conversations and explains why real social change starts with addressing harm, embracing difference, and staying curious about the stories missing from the narratives we’re told about ourselves and the world around us.00:00 Introduction to Social Injustices00:34 Understanding Difference and Community02:19 The American Dream and Its Discontents07:59 The Power of Storytelling09:16 Meet Tracie Jae: The Quiet Rebel11:53 Tracie Jae's Origin Stories14:51 The Birth of the Quiet Rebel17:42 Facing Racism and Injustice28:24 A More Human Approach37:51 Addressing Historical Harms and Honesty38:35 Legislation and Hearts: Critical Race Theory02:06 The Pine Tree and Cactus Seed Analogy42:18 The Reality of American Identity45:32 The Importance of Honest Conversations04:52 The Shared Trauma and Healing05:52 The Old House Analogy53:05 Practical Applications and Human Connections01:00:23 Sustaining Social Justice Work01:00:54 The Role of Active Citizenship01:02:48 Gratitude and Influences01:04:34 Sustaining the Human Approach01:09:39 Final Thoughts and EncouragementFollow Tracie on Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/traciejaeFollow Tracie on Instagram @thequietrebelllcVisit Tracie's Website: https://thequietrebel.org🔔 If you haven't already...SUBSCRIBE to Social Justice Origin Stories on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@socialjusticeoriginstories?sub_confirmation=1❤️ SUPPORT THE PROJECTSupport this work by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/SocialJusticeOriginStories💬 SHARE YOUR STORY OR FEEDBACKYour voice helps shape this community and may be featured in a future episode.Email: [email protected] a Voice Note: https://socialjusticeoriginstories.com/contact/ or https://www.speakpipe.com/socialjusticeoriginstoriesOr leave a comment below🎧 LISTEN & FOLLOWWebsite: https://socialjusticeoriginstories.comApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-justice-origin-stories/id1771268991Wherever You Get Your Podcasts: https://pod.link/1771268991Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/socialjusticeoriginstories/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567841874653Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sjoriginstories.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/social-justice-origin-stories/LinkedIn (Relando): https://www.linkedin.com/in/relandothompkinsjones/LinkTree for more: https://linktr.ee/SocialJusticeOriginStories?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZzPfl3gCm5NY9C_Y-glRzwDu-8BvHfkCJaQlDihfrQxbYWC1dnxgRL2kU_aem_kmgEcokBmDt8WaAtlWQMQQ-----Social Justice Origin Stories is produced, edited, and hosted by Relando Thompkins-Jones.