Conversations about Race…Disrupted!

When images of George Floyd’s death hit social media in May 2020, people all over the country hit the streets to remind our nation that Black Lives Matter (too). This message was met by competing narratives such as “Blue Lives Matter,” “Stop Asian Hate,” and “All Lives Matter.” As conversations on race began to consider the concept of “systemic racism” then-President Trump banned government training that was supported by Critical Race Theory (CRT). This obscure academic theory has become weaponized, disrupting positive conversations about race and its role in U.S. History. On this episode of WMD, Dr. Tamara Schwartz is joined by Pastor Joe Green of the St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Harrisburg, PA to talk about how to have productive conversations about race in an environment of weaponized narratives.