As an educator, writer and strategic communication professional, Jasmine Roberts shares her emotional fatigue regarding having to discuss and explain race to her white counterparts.
Please refer to the following prompt/videos to write the essay:In light of the recent events, we have all become more sensitized to the existing inequalities in our world. View these three short you tube videos, and describe how the experience of watching the videos helped you to gain new insight and perspective on racism and discrimination in a two to three page paper. Watching all three videos and writing a two to three page paper qualifies for four hours of virtual community credit.Megan Ming Francis: Lets get to the root of racial injusticehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aCn72iXO9sIn this youtube talk originally posted in 2016, Megan Francis traces the root causes of discrimination and bias to their core issues and debunks common misconceptions and easy fixes to identify racism and economic, racial and social privilege as complex social problems. By sharing her personal examples and those of her brother, Megan Francis speaks directly to issues sparking current civil unrest today and offers inspiration for everyone who fights for justice.Kenston Henderson Sr, Can we talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMgCpdnjldc&list=PLDToukXRDVMSkxrabFfSb5u6cE82huRpD&index=2&t=0sAs a training and development coordinator for the city of Columbus, Ohio, Kenston Henderson describes a framework for racial reconciliation that stems from honest and open dialogue that embraces the hard space of “uncomfortability”. Henderson recommends that we use conversation, self-reflection and commitment to intentionally build cross-racial and cross-cultural relationships to gain a deeper understanding of others experiences and best ways to promote equality.Jasmine Roberts: I’m tired of talking about racehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii4W9Y9pExk&list=PLDToukXRDVMSkxrabFfSb5u6cE82huRpD&index=5As an educator, writer and strategic communication professional, Jasmine Roberts shares her emotional fatigue regarding having to discuss and explain race to her white counterparts. She asks for open listening, dialogue and frank two-way communication in a collaborative approach to find solutions to the growing racial inequalities.
