Shownotes
We know people can be racist — and that reality is far too clear after witnessing the news on Ahmaud Arbery's death. But can a virus be racist, too? In the latest episode, Jes & Rob dialogue about the lopsided effects of COVID-19.
Episode Summary:
- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:50 - Episode start
- 1:50 - Rob checks in with Jes
- 4:11 - Jes checks in with Rob
- 6:06 - Jes shifts us into the episode topic
- 6:43 - Data about Covid disproportionately affected the Black community
- 8:55 - Rob brings in two articles
- 11:50 - NC is one of four states called out in Brookings
- 13:38 - Talk about inequality through three areas: jobs, healthcare, and criminal justice
- 13:54 - Inequality in jobs
- 14:28 - Jes weighs in on job inequality
- 14:45 - Jes tells story about Tyson plant
- 16:22 - It is a race issue
- 17:30 - Is the virus racist? No. The system is
- 18:18 - Jes wraps up the jobs section
- 18:45 - Inequality in healthcare
- 19:26 - Jes quotes some statistics on healthcare inequality
- 20:13 - Jes talks about White House call with community leaders
- 22:31 - Jes asks Rob for his thoughts on her call
- 22:49 - No one is a blank slate coming to this conversation
- 24:35 - Rob asks Jes what she processes hearing these statistics
- 28:30 - Jes reads another healthcare statistic
- 29:50 - Rob talks about leaning in and getting proximate
- 30:22 - Men of color at risk for wearing facemasks to get groceries
- 31:41 - You don’t see the same protests in other countries
- 33:41 - Bryan Stevenson quote: you have to get proximate to suffering
- 35:30 - Jes - there isn’t a “todo” list, we need to be better and keep learning
- 36:35 - Would you trade places with a Black essential worker?
- 37:20 - Being able to have these conversations is the action item
- 42:12 - JUST podcast is on social media now (@thepodcastjust)
- 42:44 - Show up for local organizations that are run by people of color and helping people of color
- 43:42 - Use this podcast to venture into some deeper waters of conversation
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