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Directionally Challenged

“Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable” with Alexandra Safford

Directionally Challenged

Kayla Ewell

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.94.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The inspiring Alexandra Safford of White People 4 Black Lives joins us this week to talk about the difference between non-racism and anti-racism and teaching children anti-racism.

 

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0:00.0

DIRATION CHALLENGE

0:08.0

Hey guys, it's Candice.

0:09.8

And Kayla and we are directionally challenged.

0:12.8

Yeah, we thought we would have everything figured out by the time we were in our 30s.

0:17.7

Yeah, we did, but surprise we don't at all.

0:20.9

We don't, that's okay.

0:23.2

That's okay.

0:24.3

Kayla and I have talked a lot in the last few weeks about the fact that we have separately individually

0:30.5

been doing a lot of this work.

0:32.8

Have you ever had conversations about race or about racism?

0:37.2

I mean, we've talked about how you and I have never talked about white privilege before.

0:42.5

Right.

0:43.5

Right.

0:44.5

I mean, you and I have been friends for over 10 years and it really struck me that we've

0:48.8

never had a conversation about race.

0:51.2

And we've talked about a lot of deep personal things with each other, but that has never

0:56.2

come up because we just never thought to discuss it and that is exactly what we're talking

1:00.9

about right now.

1:01.9

We want to take accountability as white women for our white privilege and the fact that

1:10.6

we could be better, we could be doing better and we will do better.

1:17.0

So without further ado, here is our talk with Alexandra Safard, member of White People

1:25.8

for Black Lives.

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