147: Be Anti-Racist
The Next Right Thing
Emily P. Freeman
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2020
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
It’s been four months since we all put black squares in our Instagram feeds. While the messaging and origin of those blackout Tuesday posts may have become confusing and some of the initial intentions of that initiative was lost in the frenzy of the fast-paced nature of social media, I remain grateful for that day in early summer of 2020.
For some of us, it marked a beginning, or a maybe a new beginning — a moment we can point back to and say: “That was the day I made a decision to be more than not racist. That was the day I decided to be anti-racist.” Here's a personal update of what has happened since and what it could look like to be anti-racist in our everyday lives. Listen in.
Links + Resources From This Episode:
- Use code NEXTRIGHTTHING to get $100 off your first month on Talkspace
- On Racism: Learning to Speak and to Listen
- The Holy Longing by Ronald Rolheiser
- One: Unity in a Divided World by Deidra Riggs
- Be the Bridge by Latasha Morrison
- What Lies Between Us by Dr. Lucretia Berry
- How to Save Things on Instagram
- Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
- Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. |
| 0:04.3 | You're listening to episode 147. |
| 0:08.8 | This is a podcast about making decisions, but it's also about making a life. |
| 0:14.0 | If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes |
| 0:19.5 | away from the constant stream of information and is sometimes delightful, but also distracting |
| 0:25.7 | hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for a thoughtful story, a little prayer, |
| 0:31.4 | and a simple next right step. |
| 0:34.2 | Sometimes I talk about specific decision-making practices here. |
| 0:38.1 | Other times I'll share life rhythms and routines that help clear space for making more |
| 0:43.1 | soulful decisions in general. |
| 0:45.4 | We explore why it's hard to make decisions, discernment for slow processors, as well as |
| 0:51.1 | how to know our next right thing when we're sad or when we're lonely. |
| 0:56.4 | Other times, though, I share a bit more personally and let you in on some of my own next |
| 1:01.6 | right things with the hope that if you're in a similar place, you might find a friend |
| 1:05.3 | on the journey. |
| 1:06.6 | So today, I wanted to continue the conversation about what it means to be anti-racist in |
| 1:12.6 | the middle of your everyday life. |
| 1:15.9 | Before we do that, I want to tell you about this episode's sponsor Talkspace. |
| 1:21.3 | Because in the midst of what has been an extremely stressful season, I wonder what it would |
| 1:25.9 | be like to have a personalized support system. |
| 1:30.0 | Someone to reach out to whenever you needed them, someone trained to listen without judgment, |
| 1:35.1 | and is there to offer accountability and support. |
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