"[A] person who exists deserves the human dignity of every single person. That has to be the North Star." with Qasim_Episode 24

Qasim Rashid is a human rights lawyer, author, and former nominee for U.S. Congress. He received his BSc from the University of Illinois at Chicago, his JD from Richmond Law, and served as a visiting fellow at Harvard University.Qasim’s human rights work includes supporting survivors of domestic and sexual violence, representing asylum seekers, and serving as a first responder to global disasters. He has published numerous books, academic law reviews, and articles across the media spectrum in TIME, New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, and USA Today.Qasim is the Founder and President of Just Win, a creator representation firm focused on social justice and human rights. He runs a popular human rights Substack with 177,000 subscribers titled "Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid,” and has more than 2.6 Million total social media followers. You can find him across platforms @QasimRashid.Talk to me: Changing the Narrative on Race, Religion, and Education by Qasim Rashid can be found here.For the listener wanting to learn more about topics discussed:Articles on racial wealth gap:https://ncrc.org/the-racial-wealth-gap-1992-to-2022/https://www.brookings.edu/articles/black-wealth-is-increasing-but-so-is-the-racial-wealth-gap/https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/the-heist/racist-history-wealth-gap-redlining-maps/Articles on incarceration, police brutality, and racehttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7331505/https://www.nacdl.org/Content/Race-and-Policinghttps://naacp.org/resources/criminal-justice-fact-sheethttps://lawlibguides.sandiego.edu/policekillingsandassaultshttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9540942/https://www.prisonpolicy.org/research/racial_and_ethnic_disparities/For those that prefer watching vs reading information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_(film)Books mentioned in the podcast: Quaking of America by Resmaa MenakemRadical as root or foundation, see the book The Conversation by Robert LivingstonFor transcripts of this show, please email [email protected] with ‘Transcripts’ in the subject line and/or check your favorite podcast provider, as oftentimes they supply transcription services.If you are interested in book recommendations related to topics discussed, including emotional and social intelligence and anti-racism, please see Allison's bookshop on Bookshop.org Purchasing books through Bookshop offers greater support to authors as well as curators, such as Allison.*Please note that the opinions and experiences of those interviewed in this podcast are not necessarily the opinions and experiences of the interviewer. One of the intents of this podcast is to interview a variety of people with a variety of experiences and opinions.*If you are interested in participating in a future podcast, which involves thoughtful, caring, and connecting conversations to encourage proximity and a sense of interconnection, please email [email protected] with ‘Participate’ in the subject line.To learn more about Ignite Well-being, in the suburbs of Chicago, and/or the host, Allison, please see their website, Patreon, Substack , or Linktree. Listeners may schedule with Allison on Calendly. Deepest bow to the paid supporters on Patreon, who make this work more financially sustainable.Sincere apologies for sound artifacts resulting from impaired WiFi connectivity from a major communications carrier.Thank you to Pixabay and SergePavkinMusic for the song used in the podcast. And thank you to cloudconvert and Audacity for making podcasting more accessible.