Awareness and Transformation Podcast Archives - Pittsburgh Presbytery: Recent Episodes
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In a special Juneteenth-week edition, Ralph and Brian reflect on the significance of Juneteenth as a holiday for us as individuals, as well as for our congregations.
In response to the killing of George Floyd, staff members Ralph Lowe and Brian Wallace started a series of conversations entitled Awareness and Transformation: Conversations about Life, Race, and Faith. You can view the episodes on YouTube and copies of the videos are available for download for use and inclusion in online worship and other church programs.
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Season 2, Episode 3: What We Learned in 2020 (February 2021) America celebrated two federal holidays within two weeks. The Fourth of July, a holiday for almost 250 years, and Juneteenth, one just celebrated for the first time this … →
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Season 2, Episode 1: What We Learned in 2020 (February 2021) 2020 was a year for the history books! A year we never want to revisit. One filled with racial tension, political unrest, natural disasters, and a paralyzing virus that … →
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Episode 6: Kneeling During the National Anthem (September 2020) Now that got your attention…Colin Kaepernick in 2016 knelt during the national anthem at the start of NFL games in protest of police brutality and racial inequality in the United States. … →
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Episode 5: Black lives matter, de-funding the police, and all THE things In a conversation that has been long in coming, Ralph and Brian tackle difficult topics including the biblical concept of social justice as it relates to black lives … →
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Episode 4: What about reverse racism? (August 2020) In conversations about race, it’s not unusual for someone to ask “What about reverse racism?” They point to affirmative action, “minorities encouraged to apply” statements, and other examples of situations where being … →
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Episode 3: What is implicit bias? (July 2020) Remember the state representative from Ohio who asked if African-Americans are contracting coronavirus at higher rates because they don’t wash their hands as well? In this episode, Ralph and Brian point to … →
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Episode 2: Defining Racist and Racism (June 2020) In this episode, Ralph and Brian dive deep into definitions. Notably, how do we define two words: Racist and Racism. They end up talking about “racist” as an identity”, “racism” like it’s … →
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Episode 1: Let’s Talk (June 2020) This is the follow-up piece to the introduction above. In it, Ralph and Brian cover a variety of race-related conversations including growing up in Pittsburgh as a black man, growing up in the suburbs … →
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