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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2023 · 38 MIN

Roses from Concrete

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What happens when speaking truth to power gets you cancelled?!? What happens when sharing your experience of oppression and white supremacy get you silenced?!? We are living at the breaking point of all we have believed to be true. On today's episode Wajahat shared an incredibly infuriating situation that happened to him while being invited as a guest speaker at a company during AAPI month and Danielle reflects on what Pride month means in this moment. This one is juicy folks! Buckle up.Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali  Executive Producer: Adell Coleman  Senior Producer: Quinton Hill  Distributor: DCP Entertainment  Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What happens when speaking truth to power gets you cancelled?!? What happens when sharing your experience of oppression and white supremacy get you silenced?!? We are living at the breaking point of all we have believed to be true. On today's episode Wajahat shared an incredibly infuriating situation that happened to him while being invited as a guest speaker at a company during AAPI month and Danielle reflects on what Pride month means in this moment. This one is juicy folks! Buckle up.Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali  Executive Producer: Adell Coleman  Senior Producer: Quinton Hill  Distributor: DCP Entertainment  Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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