Where Do We Go From Here? Part 2

Oprah's Super Soul

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🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In part 2 this special conversation continues in response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, Oprah speaks directly with Black leaders, offering insight and tangible plans to answer the following questions: “What matters now? What matters next? Where do we go from here?”Featured guests include politician Stacey Abrams, journalist Charles M. Blow, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay, professor and author Jennifer Eberhardt, journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning founder of the 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones, historian and author Ibram X. Kendi, award-winning actor David Oyelowo, Color of Change president Rashad Robinson, and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II. The group discusses white privilege and the importance of voting, and each guests expresses what they would like to see happen next. (Part 2 of 2)

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of
0:07.5	the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.
0:16.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right
0:23.0	now.
0:24.0	Tonight, where do we go from here continues featuring Stacey Abrams, Bishop William J.
0:32.2	Barbara II, Charles Blow, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Eva Durinay, Jennifer Everhart, Nicole Hannah
0:38.6	Jones, Ibrahim Kinney, David O'Yellowow, Rashad Robinson. What matters now? What matters next?
0:45.3	What do we want? What are our demands? Where do we go from here? Part 2 begins now.
0:52.4	Good evening, everyone. This is part 2 of our own spotlight special. We can all feel that
0:57.7	our country, the United States, is in a moment of reckoning right now. It is not just with
1:03.7	police violence against black people, but with systemic racism that is rooted inside the
1:10.3	soul and psyche of our country and culture.
1:13.9	The question that's been on my mind is, are we willing to finally face in this moment the
1:18.7	reality and step into what can be a watershed moment and also what exactly will we do?
1:26.8	Where do we go from here? For the first time, it feels like a lot of people are waking
1:31.7	up and recognizing that we know better, but the question is, will we in this moment in
1:38.2	time do better, as Maya Angelou always said?
1:42.0	I also have to say that there is not a black person in America, I don't think. Certainly
1:47.2	anybody who is working in corporate America who hasn't been called and asked for advice
1:52.6	on how to handle this moment. Eva mentioned that a little bit yesterday or called by their
1:58.0	white friends just wanting to know what they can do. Tonight, we're going to talk about
2:05.0	that and also about what do we want white people in particular to know and what do we want
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