Special: Uncle Damien on Racism, San Francisco, and the Uprising

One of Uncle Damien Posey's favorite things to tell people is that he's "not a role model, he's a real model." We checked in with our Season 2, Episode 38 storyteller last week to see how he's doing and how he's feeling about the current uprising for racial justice. In this special podcast, Damien shares some of his own experiences with racism in The City, his thoughts on the current uprising and his support role in it, and the many cultural differences that we should celebrate rather than fear. He ends the podcast talking about where he draws his strength from and what his hopes are for the near future. If you missed our original podcasts with Unc, please go back and listen to Part 1 and Part 2. We recorded this podcast during quarantine in San Francisco in June 2020. Photography by Michelle Kilfeather