{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Social Studies Show: Episode 07 - ASK A BLACK DUDE pt. 02","description":"Over the past week I\u2019ve had more phone calls, emails, texts, and DMs from friends, acquaintances and colleagues, than ever before in my life\u2026.  The overwhelming theme of these conversations was the difficulty of white America to understand the depth and severity of Racism.  This is nothing new to me, as I have dealt with it my whole life. However, for certain people it\u2019s as if the curtain has been pulled back to reveal a monster they never knew was there, or were simply willing to ignore.  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 \u201cThe Bachelor\u201d.  But in the light of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor\u2019s deaths,  we realized we had more important things to discuss in this pivotal moment.  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.  The answers are my own personal views\u2026 ","author_name":"Social Studies Show's podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/socialstudiesshow.com\/","html":"