The American Social Epidemic of Violence And Racism

Protests that originated in Minneapolis after a white police officer killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, quickly spread around the country. The reality of social inequality create anger and despair that is now playing out on the streets of cities throughout the country. How did we get here and what is the way forward? What are specific health impacts on individual, family and communities from both physical and mental perspectives? What are effective pathways to breakthroughs in enforcement and judicial policies and civic engagement? How do we begin to transform our social contract to include those who have been dehumanized, commoditized and under represented?Show Topics and HighlightsThese micro aggressions and victimization that we see our own. These are only symptomatic. It's not just about the police. It's about the system.So now America is no longer seen as a moral leader. “Because there's another element here that is going on through these rioting and looting and trying to take over over our movement and our young folks are ‘No, no way. This is about us.’ And I commend them for that.”World Health Organization conference in 1969 determined that the number one mental health problem in America was racism.I think it's important that all of us and others be able to help people be able to utilize the moment in time we have.“This is only profession we have [policing] with the authority to take someone's life.”How do we change the police force for what it is now in terms of the militarization of it?One quarter of the police department's nationwide have alcohol problems. There is a disincentive for officers to be more approachable.Should there be a movement to have the videos of the killings of victims banned from constant television broadcasts because of the mental health of the community?Today's host is Linda Howard and the panelists are Muhammad Bashir, Ameedah Rashid, Darnell Blackburn, Diane Bell McKoy, Pastor John Arnold, and Latif Rasheed. Profound Conversations Executive Producers are the Muslim Life Planning Institute, a national community building organization whose mission is to establish pathways to lifelong learning and healthy communities at the local, national and global level.   MLPN.lifeThe Profound Conversations podcast is produced by Erika Christie www.ErikaChristie.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.