Episode 22: Equity Matters, with Rashanda Udekwu and Isaiah Samuel
In this episode we are joined by Rashanda Udekwu and Isaiah Samuel, thought leaders on racial equity who have started a virtual round table of like-minded professionals called Equity Matters. Rashanda and Isaiah are community builders… working to impact one of the most pressing challenges of our time, inequality.
The episode Big Talk about Whiteness has been our most downloaded episode of the podcast, so we know that our listeners are just as hungry as we are for information and ideas to address racial inequality. We are happy to share this discussion about what it means to be an ally.
Notable Quotes:
7:00 [Isaiah] When we talk about allyship, it's going beyond friendship, tapping into the humanity that exists within all of us to be able to look at your fellow human being just as you look at yourself.
7:45 [Isaiah] Allyship doesn't only speak to race. It's about taking a human-centric approach.
15:45 [Rashanda] It doesn't have to be perfection, it has to be progression. Meaning, you're willing to take the action that leads to the other action.
17:45 [Isaiah] Everybody had the opportunity to learn from the communal brilliance of the communities in which they are a part of.
31:00 [Rashanda]: That fear is somehow a tipping point that leads to a revelation or a revolution within yourself.
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