In this episode of What say U? the sisters talk “firsts” with Ben Kweku-ldun, owner of the Elmina Bay Resort in Ghana, West Africa; Melanie on location in Ghana and sister Audrey from her home in Tacoma. Ben blazed a trail of “firsts” as an executive and board member of prestigious organizations in the UK and Europe before returning to Ghana in his later years to found the resort, where Melanie spent some time during her latest trip to the continent.

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This episode, the Sisters are joined by former Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best to discuss her recent book “Black in Blue,” leadership as a woman of color, and policing.

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• Black in Blue
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In this special “encore,” we revisit Episode 4, Living While Black, where the sisters discuss situations where white people call the police on black people and offer recommendations on how the situation can be avoided.

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Join the sisters in a refreshing conversation with Christine Schwyn Harrison, a white woman who is on an intentional journey living as an anti-racist.

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Critical Race Theory (CRT) – what exactly does that mean? The sisters welcome Dr. Amy Young, Professor of Communication & Chair of the Department of Communication at Pacific Lutheran University, as she deconstructs what CRT is and isn’t. If you want to get woke(er), this is for you!

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• The People’s Gathering
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The sister reflect on how soon we forget significant events such as police-related homicides and more.  (Recorded right before the twentieth anniversary of September 11.)

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Sisters Audrey and Melannie unpack the characteristics of White Supremacy Culture and how it shows up in daily life. They share examples of recent experiences engaging with it and urban wisdom on how to navigate it all.

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• White Supremacy Culture Characteristics (.pdf)
• Cycle of Socialization and Cycle of Liberation (.pdf)
• Building a WE Community

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The sisters discuss how exercising one’s “right” to not wear a mask or get the COVID vaccine directly correlates to the loss of privilege (and lives).

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The sisters tackle the question of “good white people” and how white can do right.

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Sakara Remmu, Chief Strategist for the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance, brings background, knowledge, intel and receipts on the Manuel Ellis murder conviction update AND Pierce County Sherrif, Ed Troyer’s journey to accountability for his EGREGIOUS caucastic behavior.

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