1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Over the past week I’ve had more phone calls, emails, texts, and DMs from friends, acquaintances and colleagues, than ever before in my life….&amp;nbsp; The overwhelming theme of these conversations was the difficulty of white America to understand the depth and severity of Racism.&amp;nbsp; This is nothing new to me, as I have dealt with it my whole life. However, for certain people it’s as if the curtain has been pulled back to reveal a monster they never knew was there, or were simply willing to ignore.&amp;nbsp; This week on the Social Studies Show I had actually planned to interview Lesley Murphy, a travel blogger in the health and wellness field, to discuss influencer marketing and her life after “The Bachelor”.&amp;nbsp; But in the light of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor’s deaths,&amp;nbsp; we realized we had more important things to discuss in this pivotal moment.&amp;nbsp; Together we had an opportunity to reach a larger audience and share some of my experiences as a black man in AmericaRoles were reversed and Lesley asked me the questions.&amp;nbsp; The answers are my own personal views… Social Studies Show's podcast http://socialstudiesshow.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/14805584/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ffb751/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/75567446