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The Astrology Lounge

Black Lives Matter; a discussion on racism in the USA feat Chalet Jean-Baptiste

The Astrology Lounge

Stephanie Powers

Education, Relationship Astrology, Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Astrology For Beginners, Predictive Astrology, Moon Phases, Spiritual Growth, Birth Chart Reading, Astrology Podcast, Astrology Forecast, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Zodiac Signs, Full Moon Astrology, Saturn Return, Society & Culture, Mercury Retrograde

4.5983 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

This week's episode is dedicated to the education and awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement. Chalet Jean-Baptiste, an African American Woman born and raised in Brooklyn, NY is no stranger to inequality and the muffled voices of Black People. Growing up, her father was an NYPD Police Officer, giving her an interesting perspective on police brutality in the USA. Chalet is the author of Black from Scratch and teaches African American Literature at Northern Virginia Community College. Join...

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0:00.0

This is a really hard one to record and release.

0:10.3

You know, I'm embarrassed to admit, embarrassed and ashamed to admit that I haven't always had a platform with, you know,

0:19.2

10,000 plus followers on social media.

0:21.7

I never wanted that.

0:23.0

I never aspired to that.

0:25.0

I'm still learning what's the appropriate way to handle that level of influence.

0:31.6

But I've never spoken about it.

0:34.0

I've never spoken about inequality, about racism, about politics, about human rights,

0:40.9

because it's so heavy. And I don't feel educated enough. I don't feel aware enough. And I don't

0:49.1

want to say the wrong thing. And I think that's where we're all at right now. We all want to say something.

0:56.0

So many of us disagree with what's going on in the country and the world. And when I say

1:01.8

in the country for all my international listeners, of course I'm speaking of the United States,

1:06.9

it's violent here. It's nasty here.

1:15.5

So many friends from overseas are reaching out saying,

1:16.5

Are you okay?

1:18.6

What is going on?

1:23.4

There's people standing on their roofs with guns.

1:27.1

And instead of when the town shuts down to host a peaceful protest,

1:27.9

people don't think,

1:31.1

maybe I should join, maybe I should watch and cheer them on.

1:34.6

They think, oh my gosh, let me grab guns and protect myself.

1:40.7

On Saturday, Jail and I were caught in a riot downtown Austin.

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