Terri Givens: Confronting Racism with Radical Empathy

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki as he delves into the complex topic of racism in America with Terri Givens, a trailblazing academic and author of the groundbreaking book "Radical Empathy." Together, they explore the roots of racism, its persistence in modern society, and the importance of understanding history to create meaningful change. Givens shares her personal experiences and insights from "Radical Empathy," emphasizing the power of empathy in fostering inclusive leadership. Discover how you can contribute to bridging the racial divide, access valuable resources, and become an agent of positive transformation.
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0:44.3	Hello, everyone. I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. We're on a mission to make you remarkable.
0:57.2	Helping me in this episode is Terry Givens. She is the former vice provost of the University of
1:04.2	Texas at Austin and the former provost of Menlo College. Terry brokeriers is the first African American and first woman in both
1:13.7	roles. She has continued her journey at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. There she advises on
1:21.0	anti-racist initiatives and contributes to academia through her professorship. Despite opportunities to ascend further in administrative ranks,
1:32.0	Terry continues to make direct impact through her teaching of students.
1:36.8	In this episode, we dive into her new book, Radical Empathy.
1:41.3	This reflects her dedication to fostering inclusive leadership in these very
1:46.7	troubling times. I'm Guy Kawasaki. This is remarkable people. And now, here is the remarkable
1:53.8	Terry Givens. Would you start us off by explaining the roots of racism in America?
2:05.8	Yes, because that's a very important thing to understand.
2:08.9	And this is why I wrote my book, The Roots of Racism, because I think we don't understand that history is still present today.
2:20.8	And the roots of racism go back to the 1500s when you had Portuguese sailors first enslaving people in Africa. But the important thing
2:29.2	about that is how they defined Africans at the time, which was they basically dehumanized them. And that dehumanization
2:37.0	has persisted since then. And so you see it in so many different ways. And of course, to basically
2:44.0	say that enslavement was okay, that the church was involved in defining who was human and who wasn't. And one of the important things
2:53.1	we have to do is to trace the history. How did we get to where we are today? And show, you know, as we know,
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