“Let’s talk race and racism” podcast/discussion

The Committee on Minority Affairs (CMA) launches its podcast/discussion series “Let’s Talk Race and Racism”, engaging members and the broader St. Louis community in fostering togetherness, developing shared language, and building comfort and courage to better discuss race and racism. 

Hoping to help people understand how to take personal action to build their own race consciousness and to move toward a more diverse and inclusive Local Section in response to many national conversations such as #BlackoutSTEM and in response to the cries for justice for the loss of unarmed Black lives.

We ask all members and the community to come prepared to listen, learn, engage, be uncomfortable and possibly abandon their own ideas for new ones as they hear vulnerable conversation from primarily people of color.

Register here for one, several, or all of the events in this series. You will receive a Zoom invite for the events you select.


Today, Part 3:

This month we will be listening to a podcast episode from Unlocking Us by sociologist Brené Brown. Dr Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. Brené states  “I’ve spent over 20 years studying the emotions and experiences that bring meaning and purpose to our lives, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned it’s this: We are hardwired for connection, and connecting requires courage, vulnerability, and conversation.” The episode centers around Kendi X. Ibram, the best-selling author of the book “How to Be an Antiracist,” and his definition of “antiracist”.