Dear White People

In this episode my guests Misasha Suzuki Graham and Sara Blanchard, founders of an amazing podcast titled Dear White Women, discuss this phrase and why it makes so many people uncomfortable, and why that discomfort is a big step in create a better society for us all.

Misasha is a graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, a practicing litigator for over 15 years, who is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion. She is a facilitator, writer, and speaker regarding issues of racial justice, especially with regards to children, the co-author of Dear White Women: Let’s Get (Un)comfortable Talking About Racism, and the co-host of Dear White Women, a social justice podcast. 

Sara Blanchard helps build community and connection through conscious conversations, which she does as a facilitator, TEDx speaker, writer, and consultant. After graduating from Harvard and working at Goldman Sachs, Sara pursued the science and techniques of well-being and is a certified life coach, author of two books (Flex Mom and Dear White Women: Let’s Get (Un)comfortable Talking About Racism), and co-host of Dear White Women, an award-winning weekly social justice podcast. 

In this conversation we explore:

+ why so many people are resistant and uncomfortable with naming whiteness as an identity 

+ why DEI work is really about power 

+ why understanding history will make you a more conscious, and inclusive person 

+ how social change is not about appealing to the most hateful person in the room

Listen below or wherever you stream your podcasts.