Emmanuel Acho

New York Times bestselling author of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man, Emmanuel Acho joins Linda and Drew to chat about how we can all come together to mend the racial divide in our world.

Emmanuel’s honest dialogue offers us accessible tools, vocabulary and perspective.

He also discusses cancel culture, how to actually be an ally and how to talk to people who don't want to listen when it comes to racism.

Connect with Emmanuel:

https://instagram.com/emmanuelacho
https://youtube.com/c/Acho
https://twitter.com/EmmanuelAcho
https://uncomfortableconvos.com

Listen:

Listen / watch all of Emmanuel’s uncomfortable conversations at his YouTube channel!

Reflect:

Check you own biases. It may be difficult but it's a good place to start.

There are several online quizzes available (these might give you a bit of info about the questions to ask yourself during situations; remind you to be more mindful of your reactions and feelings so you can identify any biases).

Begin:

  • Attend (virtual) workshops that focus on race-related issues

  • Avoid using stereotypical, micro-aggressive comments and phrases like “You don't talk like you're black”.

  • Take an ethnic cooking class

  • Have intentional conversations on race with friends, family and colleagues.

Resources:

Get the book, Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Uncomfortable-Conversations-Black-Man/Emmanuel-Acho/9781250800466

Learn about the tools our friends at the Lion’s Story share to help build racial literacy. We practice sports, writing, playing a musical instrument… we should also practice ways to solve racially stressful moments.
https://instagram.com/thelionsstory

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Producers:

Brandon Angeleno
Hanna Phan

Editors:

Andrew Clark

Post Audio Engineer:

Chris Cobain

Website:

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Digital Producer:

Cortney Ewonus

Series Photographer: 

Dennys Ilic
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