Restorative Equity with Laura Gray

Special Guest and Cedar Rapids hair stylist, Desiree Charrier, discusses race and raising a Black child in Iowa.

Based on an article, "Why We Don't Have White History Month" by Jenee Desmond-Harris, where she interviews Professor Daniel Hirschman, sociology professor from Brown University. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Racial trauma feels horrible and BIPOC people know it all too well. This is an invitation to healing, but instead of external acknowledgment from those who caused harm, I'm encouraging healing from within! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Special guest Shiri Culp, female barber and owner of Genre Barber Salon, shares her experience of growing up Black in Cedar Rapids, IA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

New senate bills in Iowa have several educators wondering whether or not they can teach truth and or support diversity. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It is actually rich for us to be uncomfortable for equity's sake. We all must examine and reexamine what makes discussing various elements of cultural differences, such as race makes some fear the discomfort they may endure. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Meet Laura Gray, CEO of Restorative Community Partners, LLC and equity and diversity trainer in Iowa City, IA. Learn why restorative justice is so instrumental and how Laura came to be a staple in the restorative justice community in Eastern Iowa. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app