Jun 15, 2020
An incredibly powerful interview with Kimberly McCormick talking
about understanding, acknowledging and taking action concerning the
Black Lives Matter movement.
Kimberly works at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
Atlanta Georgia, is a singer/songwriter, and runs a growing
community supporting diabetics. We met in a marketing group on
Facebook where I found her to be an enormously inspiring speaker
with a powerful way of getting past white defensiveness about our
complicity in anti-black racism. So I asked her to come and talk to
me so I could share her clarity, wisdom and powerful message.
We talk about:
The sadness in the Black community and the roller-coaster of
emotions at the moment
The impact of 400 years of oppression today
The relief that finally people are paying attention
Trying to understand the weight of the emotion, both sadness and
anger within the black community
Being able to accept when Black people don’t want to talk about
what’s going on
Moving through White fragility and not getting defensive when
confronted about racism
Allowing Black people the time to exhale and work out where they
are with the current situation
The importance of listening and learning about the situation
God deciding to take definitive action in 2020 to make humans
listen
The impact of Covid-19 on getting the world to wake up and take
notice
The impact of 400 years of oppression and stress on the overall
health of the black community
Carrying the grief of one’s ancestors
Being brave to ask questions and move on if you get it wrong
Being willing to open yourself up to things you’ve never
encountered before
Being willing to get uncomfortable
Changing your circle if everyone in it looks like you
How if you want to break the ice you need to be willing to be the
ice breaker
What can white people in particular do now to help change the
world, hopefully for good?
And lots more.
Kimberly's Facebook page.
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