Episode 55 - Do Something, Say Something

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On this week’s episode of Written Closure, I share my thoughts about the current state of the country as it relates to race and racism and what it means for all of us.

Written Closure is a weekly podcast where I, writer and host, Shirley De Leon, discuss topics, such as love, loss, pain, and resilience and read poems on these topics as a form of self-reflection. All poems are sometimes written and always read by me. Follow me on Instagram at @shiloudeleon. Like, share and subscribe to the podcast. If you love the show, please give it a 5-star review. Thank you for listening!

Links mentioned:

Campaign zero: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/

North Star Health Collective: https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate

Stand With Bre (petition for Breonna Taylor): https://www.standwithbre.com/

Black Lives Matter Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/2005_email_blm_defund

A pyramid outlining overt (socially unacceptable) vs. covert (socially acceptable) white supremacy from @theconsciouskid on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAq9_0uJary/

5 Ways to Take Action For All Non-Black People from @theconsciouskid on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAx4-8GpHvK/

An excerpt of Peggy McIntosh’s "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming To See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies" (List of examples of white privilege included): https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mcintosh.pdf

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