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Sara and Misasha are excited to welcome Antonio Wint to the show.  Antonio is a neighbor, father, and black man in a position of leadership with a diverse employee base who happens to enjoy running. In light of everything, Sara and Misasha wanted to hear his personal experiences and thoughts on how to talk with kids about a sport that has potentially dangerous consequences for the black population. Listen in to this thoughtful conversation for tips on encouraging age-appropriate conversation, respect, and tolerance for all. Show Highlights: Antonio describes how he has had age-appropriate conversations about discipline and respecting authority with his son, who is now 10, over the years. As a black male, he is raising his son to respect authority, and respecting authority starts in the home first. The older his son has gotten, Antonio has been explaining relationships, and how the respect he shows to his parents at home must translate to law officers outside of the home. Shows that have helped facilitate some of their conversations are “Black-ish” and “Mixed-ish”.  It’s emotional and tough to tell your child that some people will find your very presence threatening. How to talk about the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Antonio discusses ways for us all to be more mindful of discrimination and teach tolerance. Antonio describes his experiences with running and what he does to mitigate any potential problems. Antonio shares how he handled a tense situation with a lurker in his neighborhood. The differences between growing up in a black neighborhood and choosing to live in a white neighborhood as a black. How using the COVID-19 event can have a positive impact on the health of the black community going forward.  Let your neighbors know that they are not in this alone. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Antonio’s Company Website: www.GetSimpleIT.com

Sara and Misasha are pleased to welcome their special guest, Dr. Sue Varma, to the show to discuss the importance of mental health in these very challenging times. Listen in to this conversation that dives deeply into the psychological and physical effects that we're experiencing from the coronavirus pandemic, from many different perspectives. Dr. Sue Varma is a board-certified psychiatrist and practicing cognitive-behavioral therapist in New York City. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) Langone Health and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is the recipient of the inaugural Sharecare Emmy Award in 2019 and now has been nominated again for her role in CBS This Morning’s ‘Stop the Stigma’ campaign in 2020. Dr. Varma is a keynote speaker and has been a regular national media contributor to all the major networks over the last 13 years (Today Show, CBS This Morning, Dr. Oz show, Tamron Hall etc) and is now a mental health contributor for CBS News. She won a Mayoral Proclamation in 2019 and a public sector award in 2020 from the Indo American Psychiatric Association. She won the “Best in Manhattan” for psychiatry in 2019 and 2020.  Her integrative approach to mental health includes cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise, mindfulness, yoga, and nutrition. She is the former medical director to the 9/11 mental health program at NYU. Through her work in trauma and resilience, she became interested in positive psychiatry and is now studying the role of optimism to not only treat mental health disorders but also to prevent them. She believes that physicians have a duty to not only take their patients from a state of dysfunction to function- but also from functional to optimal.  She is a native New Yorker but considers herself a universal citizen with travels to fifty countries and counting. Sue is a self-proclaimed foodie who also enjoys swimming in oceans around the world and sometimes with sharks! Show Highlights: Dr. Sue is fascinated by how the pandemic is affecting different segments of the population. Dr. Sue shares some of her concerns for the disproportionate number of blacks hospitalized from the coronavirus in Georgia, and the elderly and minority women on the front lines. We take so many things for granted, when in some parts of the world, there may be one working toilet for 1,400 people in the slums and no running water for washing hands. There’s trauma when you’re on the frontlines seeing your colleagues getting sick, yet you’re still expected to show up for work. Medical workers are feeling dispensable and unheard. Feeling like you don’t matter has severe consequences and puts you at a higher risk for trauma. The US may rank as one of the wealthiest nations in the world but it ranks #14 in happiness. Unemployment and financial loss, fear, and uncertainty increases the risk of trauma. Being given access to information that is clear, accurate, scientific, and credible helps in trauma prevention or recovery. Dr. Sue’s suggestions on how to check on others during this time and how to respond to somebody who says they’re not doing well.  In depression, rumination is what’s going to take you down the deep, dark path.  Some things will return to normal, and other things won’t. Let’s make meaning out of this time. Dr. Sue's advice: Be compassionate to yourself, be gentle, be forgiving. Be grateful for anything you’ve accomplished and anything you have. Keep a journal. Be patient. Recognize that what we’re going through is a temporary thing. Accept and understand that what we’re going through is hard and we’re going to have different emotions at different times. Dr. Sue details the four M’s of mental health: mindfulness, mastery, meaningful engagement, movement. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Connect with Dr. Sue Varma! You can follow her on social media for all things mental health and wellness related - @doctorsuevarma: Dr. Sue Varma’s Instagram Dr. Sue Varma’s Twitter Suggested Episode: Episode 57: It All Starts Here: Educational Inequality Book Mentioned: The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness by Mark Williams

Have you ever stopped to think about what the phrase, “school to prison pipeline” really means? What about who it affects? Chances are unless an issue affects you or your loved ones personally, it’s not at the top of your priority list of concerns. Sara and Misasha have been tackling election issues, and this particular one took center stage during the first round at the Democratic Presidential Debates last July.  If we fix our school system, we have a better chance of fixing the current prison pipeline. Listen in to this heart-wrenching exploration of the link between education and incarceration. Show Highlights: According to a 2003 report by the Bureau of Justice: 68% of state prison inmates in Colorado did not receive a high school diploma. 41% of inmates in the nation’s state and federal prisons and local jails had dropped out of school. This is the last report filed but these numbers continue to be referenced by the government. Most studies estimate the rate of incarcerated people who have not received a high school diploma at 65% - 74%. For many, prison is replacing higher education. ‘School to prison pipeline’ is “a term that describes how American kids get pushed out of public schools and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems”, according to a 2015 report by AJ+ and The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization that focuses on the criminal justice system. The ‘push out’ often starts with zero-tolerance policies that result in harsh punishments like out-of-school suspensions. Sara and Misasha discuss the long-term negative impacts that a student experiences upon being suspended. Getting an education reduces the chances of imprisonment and also reduces the chance for repeat offenses. African Americans and Latinos are disproportionately caught up in the criminal justice system. Together, they made up half of the US prisoners in 2017 but represent a combined 32% of the general population. Reducing suspensions must be a key part of disrupting the school to prison pipeline. Research shows that being suspended just once in 9th grade doubles the likelihood that a student will drop out of high school. Many want to blame the schools for the problem, but we’re not giving schools the money, resources, and training to create and enforce policies. Homelife and parent involvement are crucial to addressing student behavior and recidivism. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the US Department of Justice report that more than 230,000 children aged 14 and under were arrested in 2017. The disproportionately harsh discipline that black children encounter often begins when children are literally in or just transitioning out of diapers.  Data indicates that preschoolers (ages 2-4) are being expelled from their learning setting at three or four times the rate of children in grades K-12. Black preschoolers are three times more likely to be suspended than their peers. Black children are disproportionately the victims of exclusionary discipline. There is no evidence that black children have worse behavior than their peers. Studies reveal that black children are more often disciplined for subjective behaviors and white children are more likely to be disciplined for objective behaviors. Misasha shares the meaning of ‘consent decree’ and how it applies to the US Department of Justice and communities regarding disparity in school discipline. An astounding 33 states don’t have a minimum age for criminal liability. This makes it legal to prosecute a 5-year old in juvenile court. South Carolina has a minimum age of 6. In another five states, the minimum age is 7. Examples of the outrageous handcuffing and zip-tying of our children. The Trump administration rescinded Obama-era school discipline guidance, misleadingly citing school safety concerns. This effort came after the US Department of Education made clear that civil rights enforcement isn’t a priority. How do we protect more 1st and 2nd graders from being criminalized? Sara shares some ideas about where we need to start. Familiar yourself with your school’s policies on discipline. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Colorado’s House of Pod Women of Color Incubator Sara’s a Mentor NOW! Applications Are Open Until May 8 FREE 6-Week Program Email Becca@houseofpod.org Suggested Episodes Related to Income Inequality: 47: The Changing Face of Insurance: Why You Should Care 49: Why Are We Talking About Income Inequality When The Economy Is Strong? 50: Why Aren't Black Kids Playing Baseball? 52: What Happens When You're Sick and Poor: Healthcare in the United States 57: It All Starts Here: Educational Inequality Suggested Episodes Related to Criminal Justice: 37: Criminal Justice: Jaw-Dropping Stats You Should Know About 38: Criminal Justice: 15 Going on 28 41: Ji Seon Song: Understanding and Navigating the Juvenile Legal System

In today’s episode, Sara and Misasha continue the election arc with studies involving the root causes of educational inequality. Join them to hear about educational inequality’s inextricable link to income inequality, why it should matter to us all, what needs to be resolved first, best practices, and more! Show Highlights: Harvard Gazette profiled former Presidential candidate and popular two-term governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, a Harvard undergrad who also graduated from the Law School in 1982, grew up a poor black school child in the housing projects of Chicago’s South Side. The odds of escaping a life of poverty despite being highly intelligent and driven were against Patrick.  In the article, Patrick addresses how, through education, he was able to triumph over the poverty-ridden life that may have, at one time, seemed to be his destiny. “Public school” is defined as a federally-funded school administered to some extent by the government and charged with educating all citizens. The government has struggled to answer these rather difficult questions since the inception of public education:  What is the primary purpose of public education? Who should be able to receive the educational services provided to the general public? How does the government ensure consistently high quality in the educational services it provides? The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) ranked the United States 20th among the 34 market-based democracy-leading countries grade-wise in reading, science, and math. By 8th grade, only 44% of American students are proficient in reading and math. The proficiency of African-American students, many of whom are in under-performing schools, is even lower. The matter of educational inequality must be solved first before other types of inequality resolution follow. The gap is not due to the color of the skin, but rather to the access to quality education and the host of other systemic issues with which they’re faced. According to researchers, the key gaps are poverty rates, diminished teacher and school quality, unsettled neighborhoods, ineffective parenting, personal trauma, and peer group influence. “Talk, Sing, Point” in early childhood: the difference in life experiences begins at home. What is the LENA vest and what is its importance? With the help of Faculty Co-Chair and Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, Charles J. Ogletree, The Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard is analyzing the factors that make educational inequality such a complex puzzle. Best practices to create strong schools will matter the most. The surprising difference between private and public school outcomes. Research suggests that poverty in the United States tends to be deeper and more difficult to escape than in other countries. Please consider voting for initiatives that help the education system!  Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Colorado’s House of Pod Women of Color Incubator Sara’s a Mentor Now! Applications Are Open Until May 8 FREE 6-Week Program Email Becca@houseofpod.org Suggested Episodes: 25: School Lunches: Why Kids Are Going Hungry 49: Why Are We Talking About Income Inequality When The Economy Is Strong? Mentioned Book: Five Miles Away, A World Apart: One City, Two Schools, And The Story Of Educational Opportunity In Modern America by James E. Ryan Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis by Robert D. Putnam

When you think of a disabled person, what image comes to mind? For example, do you think of a particular gender? Do you picture how they get around? How about their skin color? In today’s episode, Sara and Misasha take on the subject of how both physical and mental disabilities impact people of color and everyone else who isn’t white, cisgender, and economically advantaged. You’ll also learn about #disabililtytoowhite and what you can do to support the work of disabled people of color who often do extraordinary work for very little pay.  Don’t miss this eye-opening and thought-provoking dialogue in Part 2 of the Ableism series! Show Highlights: Misasha provides an overview of the history behind #disabililtytoowhite and how it started a meaningful conversation about race and intersectionality in the disabled community.  The resulting conversation was witness to disabled people of color publicly sharing their plight at feeling invisible in the disabled community and finally feeling validated by having these conversations in a public space. The hashtag was also a wakeup call and a call to action for white disabled people to become better allies. There’s still a gap where mental health is concerned, and mental health continues to focus on middle-class whites. Disabilities are not just physical but can be invisible, as well. Mental health disabilities are no less valid than physical health disabilities. Sara shares the list of questions that the U.S. Department of Health and Human asks to help people navigate the support they would receive through the Affordable Care Act. Sobering statistics, as of 2016:  1/2 of all people killed by police are disabled. At least 30% of the 2.3 million people incarcerated in the U.S. are disabled. Examples of police officers misinterpreting autistic behavior as non-compliant or disrespect were found. People with disabilities have much lower employment rates than people without disabilities. Geography and demography reveal some surprising information! Young black and Latinx people in the U.S. have a very different relationship with mental illness than their white peers, including higher rates of attempted suicide. The subject of mental illness is still largely taboo in communities of color. Insurance can be a roadblock to receiving mental health treatment for those who have lower-tiered plans. Social Security is highly valued by those with disabilities but the social security program is way past due for reform. Disability issues make up some of the hot topics to keep in mind during this election year! Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Suggested Episode: Episode 54: Ableism Part 1: How Just Being Aware Isn't Enough Anymore

There’s a lot of consequences out there for people who are fully functional but there are even more consequences for people who have disabilities right now. In today’s conversation, Sara and Misasha bring you an enlightening and timely discourse on ableism, and how just being aware of it isn’t enough anymore. They’ll also be touching on the current COVID-19 pandemic, and what happens when you have a child with special needs when everyone is expected to stay home and you're not prepared for that. Get ready to look at the world in a whole new way without making assumptions, while reaching out to offer help. Show Highlights: Misasha shares her own story of wearing a brace as a teenager, the impact it has had on her life, the spinal fusion surgeries she’s had to endure, and the gratefulness she feels for the ways in which she can now experience movement. Ableism is a set of beliefs or practices that devalue or discriminate against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities. Ableism often rests on the assumption that people need to be “fixed”, in one form or another. Ableism projects the idea that people with disabilities are somehow “lesser than” others. This is similar to sexism, which projects the idea that women are somehow “lesser than” a man. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect, including those with disabilities. A disabled person’s preference for what they would like to be called should always be honored. Ableism usually derives from non-disabled people with good intentions. The medical model of disability may be at the root of ableism because this is where we first learn about disability. But just because something is different, does not mean it’s bad. From a young age, we are taught to treat people with disabilities with helpful politeness, but this can actually come across as pity that they’re not able to do anything independently and might be one more root cause of ableism. “Learning Difference” is the term that is currently favored over “Learning Disability”. If you slip and say something offensive to a person with a disability, it doesn’t mean you’re an ableist. Even those with disabilities can sometimes make these mistakes! Attitudes, actions, and phrases that might not seem discriminatory, but are harmful to those with disabilities: Announcing someone else’s disability in an introduction Apologizing to the person for their disability Forgetting that disability is also a type of identity Ignoring the disability  Assuming that people with disabilities want to talk about it all the time Insulting their medical equipment Insisting on helping out Many special needs kids rely on schools as more than just a learning experience. As the vast majority of schools in the US have transitioned from the classroom to online schooling, teachers and administrators have struggled with how to offer learning to special needs students. Routine is very important to students, and those differently-abled have all of a sudden found themselves not only without routine but without the services of a behavioralist, speech-language pathologist, counselor, etc. Parents that have weighed in on the situation have offered ideas such as an illustrated storyboard to explain what’s happening; offering access to your stash of food supplies in case kids need specific brands because of allergy needs, consistency needs, or sensory issues; and just asking the parent what their needs are, which may be money or just the opportunity to talk. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Suggested COVID-19 Episodes: 53: COVID-19: Not Exactly Making Things Better on the Immigration Front, Either! 51: Coronavirus: How Sheltering in Place Can Make Us Better Humans

In today’s episode, Sara and Misasha share how COVID-19 has had a much bigger impact on the rights of immigrants in the United States and detainees at the border than what they originally thought. Listen in to learn more about immigration, as it a key issue in this election year. Sara and Misasha bring you compelling information on those that are being held at our border, discuss the alarming public charge rule and other legislation that may be making its way down the pipeline. Show Highlights: In early March, the Trump Administration announced that they were going to start taking DNA from immigrant detainees at the border. Thankfully, there are organizations who have team members still working alongside asylum-seekers and immigrants to achieve justice in the ICE detention centers and courtrooms. At some detention facilities, there’s a lack of soap and hand sanitizer for those who are detained there. The decision to close immigration courts has been left to individual judges. The Justice Department has quietly asked Congress for the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without a trial during emergencies. President Trump has cited the recent pandemic as a reason for heightening border restrictions and restricting asylum claims.  The Department also asked Congress to pause the statute of limitations for criminal investigations and civil proceedings during national emergencies and for one year following the end of national emergencies. President Trump recently declared the Corona Virus a national emergency. “Immigrants face a very tough choice during this crisis: risk exposure or risk homelessness”, states Louise McCarthy is the President & CEO of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC). The public charge rule “enforces a long-standing law requiring aliens to be self-sufficient, reaffirming the American ideals of hard work, perseverance, and determination” is the official DHS definition. Misasha delves further into the rule. Since the new rules announcement, there has been a nationwide uproar from civil rights groups. Immigrants and low-wage workers will not fare well in the recently-passed Stimulus Package. Suggestions from Sara and Misasha on ways to help the collective community. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us!

Sara and Misasha continue with their income inequality arc in today’s episode, with a special focus on what happens when you’re sick and poor. Their recent exploration into income inequality issues is part of their deep dive into election issues. If you haven’t yet listened to the last couple of episodes, links are provided so that you can have a greater understanding of the bigger picture. Join Sara and Misasha in this journey into the lives of those who are unable to take sick days when sick due to financial or logistical hardships, and the potential fallout of working during an illness. Show Highlights: Misasha shares a discussion from the “Neighborhood” app about an obviously sick woman wearing a mask while working at a pharmacy counter.  There is no federal law that ensures all workers are able to earn paid sick days in the United States. Sick days can be incredibly costly to those who become sick or whose families depend on them to provide care in the event of an illness. Taking needed sick time often means that workers have to choose between going without pay to stay home, or must show up at work sick and delay treatment for themselves or a dependent.  Statistics show that if you’re earning more money, you are better able to get paid sick days. Conversely, if you’re in a low-wage position, you are less likely to receive paid sick days. For the average worker who does not have access to paid sick days, the cost of taking unpaid sick time can make a painful dent in the monthly budget for the worker’s household: Losing a half-day of work due to illness, the lost wages could be equivalent to the household’s monthly budget for fruits and vegetables. Losing 2 days of work due to illness, the lost wages could be equivalent to a month’s worth of gas, thereby making getting to work more difficult. Losing 3 days of work due to illness, the lost wages could be equivalent to the entire grocery budget for the month or their monthly utility budget. In the event of a lengthier illness, such as 7 days of unpaid sick time, a worker could lose the equivalent of a monthly rent or mortgage payment. Research shows that state laws providing the right to paid sick days appear to be having a small but meaningful effect as the share of workers who have access to paid sick time has increased, particularly at the low end of the wage spectrum. Access to paid sick time for low-wage workers has increased since 2012. Unequal access to paid sick days is just one part of the bigger healthcare problem, as it highlights the problems of income inequality. Sara and Misasha discuss cancer treatment and the devastating financial impact with or without health insurance. As the gap between the rich and poor grow, so does the gap in their health. Possible solutions for managing health and equalizing the playing field. Some Democratic candidates are pushing for “Medicare for All”, which is a way to get rid of the private insurance market and offer insurance for everyone through a single-payer system. Two important questions to consider for the upcoming Presidential election regarding “Medicare for All”: 1) How will we pay for it? 2) How will it work? Sara and Misasha cover other considerations regarding “Medicare for All” and what would happen to the private insurance market. Please vote! Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Suggested Episodes: Episode 50: Why Aren't Black Kids Playing Baseball? Episode 49: Why Are We Talking About Income Inequality When The Economy Is Strong? Episode 10: Equal Pay Day: The Reality of Gender Parity

This episode addresses our mental well-being in the face of the dramatic changes that have taken place over the last week. Join Sara and Misasha as they offer encouragement during this time of “social distancing” and the fear that is developing around it. Show Highlights: Sara leads a brief meditation and mindfulness exercise on gratitude. Shifting your mindset to “I get to do this” instead of “I have to do this” can make a big difference in the way you feel. Pointers from Dr. Sue Varma: Limit your news sources. We need something to do. Buy only what you need for a defined period of time. Think about how to separate emotion from fact. Make regular phone or video calls to people you love or who are in your immediate community. Think about how you can help those who need food, medicine, or basics, especially if they’re elderly or immunocompromised.  Consider the nextdoor app to get updates on your neighborhood Remember to exercise! Get plenty of sleep, and eat as healthy as you can. Music is a great tool to change up the energy. Re-organize or catch up on other tasks you’ve been putting off. Nearly 22 million low-income kids from across the country rely on the free and reduced-price meals they receive from school, and for many of them that is the only nutritious food they might receive on any given day. “No Kid Hungry” helps to bridge the gap during the summertime for these kids. They are now shifting the focus to helping fill the current needs. “Blessings in a Backpack” helps ensure kids have what they need to be successful at school and are taking steps to make sure these kids are taken care of, even if the schools are closed. Some school districts are planning to hand out food. If you’re at the store and you see food labeled with “WIC” (it has a red circle), and you are not part of the “Women, Infants, and Children” program, please leave those foods for those who receive federal assistance with their groceries and have a limited selection of items from which to choose. Misasha discusses the “Coronavirus Aid Package” that the House of Representatives recently passed. Some cities are stepping up to help the homeless in various ways during this outbreak. More great ideas from Ellen McGirt: Be a good bystander. Consider over-tipping. Remember those socially isolated by default. Understand how COVID-19 interacts with public policy. Not everyone is safe in their home. Reach out and assist those if you can. This affects us ALL, and we need to look out for one another.     Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us!

Welcome to the 50th episode of the Dear White Women Podcast!! Thank you for all your comments, feedback, and support. Please continue sharing this podcast with your friends and family members, especially those with whom you need to have these uncomfortable conversations. On today’s episode, Sara and Misasha continue the income inequality arc with the topic of kid’s sports.  Have you ever paused to consider the racial makeup of the athletes that we watch on TV? And in what sports? Furthermore, have you ever taken a look at why it is the way it is, other than simple demographics?  If your answer is “no” to any of the above, you’ll want to join Sara and Misasha for their investigative insight into this area of concern.  Show Highlights: Youth sports in the United States has long been an important part of growing up. Youth sports is a nearly 17-billion dollar industry, which makes it larger than the business of professional baseball and the same size industry as the NFL. The share of children ages 6-12 who play a team sport on a regular basis has declined from 41.5% in 2011 to 37% in 2017. In 2008, participation was lower across categories, including baseball, basketball, flag football, and soccer.  Baseball itself is down around 20%. According to CBS News, “the rising costs of playing sports, coupled with rising economic inequality, are increasingly leading poor and even middle-class families to hang up their cleats”. Pay-to-play sports is making organized athletics too expensive for many households. Misasha provides a breakdown of household incomes and the percentage of children participating in sports. The typical American family spends about $700 per year on their child’s sports activities. However, some parents pay out as much as $35,000 annually to pay for lessons, camps, school sports fees, equipment, and travel. Due to budget cuts, public schools are increasingly charging for sports. Sara addresses the pressures that college-minded parents feel to help get their kids athletic scholarships at elite colleges. Only 1 in 10 young people who play sports ever get a sports scholarship. Today, Division I and Division II colleges distribute 3 billion dollars a year in full and partial scholarships to student-athletes. The scholarship jackpots give some children from lower-income families the chance to attend schools they might not otherwise afford. In addition to affordability issues, sometimes lack of participation has to do with lack of transportation or safety concerns. Kids who get pushed out of sports by the age of 12 are unlikely to get back into sports at a later time. Europe not only offers alternative models for balancing equality inefficiency and the overall economy, but it also offers alternative models for youth sports. Norwegian youth leagues value participation over competition and scores are not allowed to be posted. So, why aren’t black kids playing baseball? Listen in for the reason why many young athletes are not picking up the sport. Sara shares trends in the sports industry.  Misasha discusses race and the downsides of playing football, and the disparity between who’s playing the violent sport and who’s making the most money off of it. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Suggested Episode: 49: Why Are We Talking About Income Inequality When The Economy Is Strong? Wealth Inequality in America - YouTube Video

You may have not thought about income inequality but it is definitely a big issue heading into this election season.  A new survey released in January by the Pew Research Center found that economic inequality is a concern with voters and not just liberals. Americans across the board today see income inequality as a bigger problem than illegal immigration, which is the issue that Donald Trump rode to the White House in 2016.  On today’s episode, Sara and Misasha cover the good, the bad, and the ugly on this topic that has the power to impact us all. Show Highlights: 61% of adult Americans told Pew that there is “too much income inequality in the US”. 42% said reducing income inequality should be a major priority for the federal government. This is 3 percentage points more than those who said the same thing about reducing illegal immigration. This figure rose to 78% when only accounting for those who lean politically to the left. Income inequality and wealth inequality is most pronounced when the stock market is doing well. Almost half of those in the economic middle class earning between $35,000 - $99,000 per year report having issues paying medical and dental bills, and prescription drug costs. The poor and the middle class were about as likely as the very rich to say that hard work was the key component to success in modern America. 56% of the poor or 82% of the middle class thought that they had either achieved the “American dream” or were on their way to achieving it. Political observers agree that it will take far more than a Presidential election to reverse a trend that has been in the works since the 1970s, which is when the gap really starting widening in this country. Advocates see hopeful signs coming from candidates willing to talk about making major changes to an often-undemocratic political system as well as ambitious, economic plans. We’re making more money than we ever have, but the gap is bigger than it’s ever been. The recovery from the great recession has been slow and uneven with lower-income Americans, many of them Latino or African-American, experiencing fewer of the benefits. Misasha addresses rising infant mortality rates, lowered life expectancy rates, rising suicide rates and an epidemic of drug overdoses and their relevance to income inequality. Steph Sterling, Vice President for Advocacy and Policy at the Roosevelt Institute, has some ideas to tackle income inequality and its potential lethal effects, as Misasha shares. Surprising common ground between liberals and conservatives, according to research. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Wealth Inequality in America - YouTube Video

We’re less than one week away from Super Tuesday!  In today’s episode, Sara and Misasha talk about why the primaries are so important and why your vote matters, especially this election year! They will also cover what the deal is with Super Tuesday, what happened in Iowa and why that matters, and take a look at what the primaries really mean for our Presidential election. Listen and learn during this informative Q&A session laced with Sara and Misasha’s punchy commentary! Show Highlights: Q: When does primary season begin and how long is it? A: Voting began February 3rd with the Iowa caucuses. The last states vote in early June. Primary season lasts approximately 4 months.   Q: Who will I be voting for in the primaries? A: The primaries are the main event. Candidates for the Democratic and Republican 2020 Presidential nominations, but voters will find all manner of down-ballot elections to consider on primary day. Down ballot means everything that is not the Presidential nomination, including house and senate races, and seats on the state legislature.   Q: What’s the difference between primaries and caucuses? A: Primaries are relatively straight-forward. Voters vote and their vote goes to candidates who hope they get more votes than the other candidates. Caucuses, like Iowa, are similar. Generally, supporters for various candidates sit or stand together in groups. A headcount is conducted, and if a candidate doesn’t reach a certain threshold of support, the group is deemed non-viable and its members re-align with other clusters before a final count is made.    Q: Can states actually cancel their primaries? A: Yes, they can and some states did this year. Alaska, Nevada, Kansas, Virginia, Arizona, South Carolina, and Hawaii canceled the Republican primaries only.   Q: Is there a Republican Presidential primary and opponents running against President Trump? A: Yes. In most states, President Trump’s opponents include Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and William F. Weld, a former Massachusetts Governor.   Q: Can you vote in both the Democratic and Republican primary? A: It’s just one vote, per person. In some states with “Closed primaries”, you’ll need to be registered with a given party to participate.   Q: Can Trump be re-elected President even after getting impeached by the House? A: That is his plan. President Trump is the first impeached President ever to seek re-election.   Q: Why do we keep hearing that Iowa is so important? A: Iowa goes first and has since the 1970s. There’s really no great reason why Iowa goes first, although some of the Vietnam war protests and racial tensions of the 1968 Democratic convention helped set the stage.    Q: What is Super Tuesday? A: Super Tuesday is March 3rd, and is the single most important day on the primary calendar because of how many major states will be holding their elections, including two very large states, California and Texas. About 40% of all pledged Democratic delegates will be awarded in these states. Misasha goes into greater detail here about how the delegate fight gets more serious!   Q: When did Super Tuesday become a thing? A: Voting on that day of the week is an old tradition in the United States, but it wasn’t until the 1976 election that was credited with leading to the first recorded usage of that particular phrase. Sara shares the backstory of the when and the why!   Q: How does someone win the Democratic nomination? A:  A candidate hoping to win on the first ballot at the convention must secure a majority of pledged delegates, as dictated by the outcomes in state primaries and caucuses. In total, there are just under 4,000 pledged delegates up for grabs, as well as hundreds of super delegates, though the party prefers to call them “automatic” delegates. The official nomination will take place at the party’s convention in Milwaukee this summer.   Q: What are delegates? A: There are two different types. Delegates, “the people”, are like political figures: activists and local leaders chosen to represent their states at the party’s convention. Delegates, “the numbers”, are the all-purpose metric of primary success. They are allocated proportionately according to the state voting results and their population.   Q: What are super delegates? Didn’t they get rid of those? A: Democratic super delegates are political insiders. They can be sitting lawmakers to former senior party officials whose primary choices can be divorced entirely from the preference of the average voter. Super delegates can vote as they choose and their very existence in 2016 became a source of major tension in the race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. While Mrs. Clinton bested Mr. Sanders among pledged delegates in 2016, Mr. Sanders and his supporters saw the super delegates system as an affront to the democratic process. In response, the Democratic National Committee has sharply reduced the influence of super delegates, effectively preventing them from participating in a substantial way in the first ballot of a Presidential nominee process.     Q: Are there any history makers in the Presidential election? A: Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Klobuchar, or Representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii would be the first woman elected President. Mr. Buttigieg would be the first openly-gay President to hold the office, and Mr. Sanders or Mr. Bloomberg would be the first Jewish President elected. A few of them would also be the oldest President ever inaugurated for a first term.   Q: Which party has done better at fund-raising so far? A: Trump entered 2020 with more than 100 million dollars in cash on hand, and he outpaced every Democrat with 46 million in the 4th quarter of 2019. But, contenders for the Democratic nomination have accusatively surpassed Trump’s totals, suggesting pretty good enthusiasm.   Q: Does my vote in the primaries matter? A: YES!! Although the piecemeal nature of the state-by-state calendar might make the process seem less exciting, the primaries really do resolve the nontrivial matter of choosing major party nominees and also all of the down-ballot stuff.   Q: Is it ok for me to skip voting in the primaries and just vote in the general election? A: It’s allowed, of course. But the down-ballot primaries will be of significant consequence locally in many states and those are the feeder systems for our future. So it’s incredibly important to vote, especially all the way down the ballot and not just in the main event.   Q: Do I need to be registered to vote in the primaries? A: Yes! 49 states require voter registration. North Dakota is the only state that does not require it. Deadlines for registering in your state can be found at the U.S. Vote Foundation.   Q: Do I need a government-issued ID? A: These requirements can vary by state and can be found at NCSL.   Q: What if I was removed in a voter purge? A: You can check your status at Vote.org.   Listen to the podcast for more Q&A regarding voting over the internet, those interfering Russians, Trump’s chances of re-election, how trustworthy the polls are, if we are going to be ok, and when this will be all over. Sara and Misasha’s discourse on Iowa and what we can learn from it. Please Vote!! Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! 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In a continuation of the dialogue on women’s rights, Sara and Misasha sit down to have a special conversation with Dr. Jennifer Conti (“Dr. Jenn”), who is not only an obstetrician-gynecologist but also an abortion provider. Although an uncomfortable and often contentious subject to discuss, it is an important one in the arc of women’s rights. Listen to this informative narrative for an understanding of different perspectives as Dr. Jenn addresses misperceptions and answers questions we all have but may have been too uneasy to ask. Show Highlights: Dr. Jenn not only practices as an ob/gyn and as an abortion provider, but she also does a lot of media work and policy advocacy around abortion, as well. Only a very small percentage of ob/gyns in the US actually perform abortions. Many more are trained to do abortions than actually do them. Administrative or policy issues may prevent them from offering this service. Dr. Jenn grew up in a conservative family and was anti-choice until she was 18, and shares the story behind her change of heart. Dr. Jenn describes the first abortion she ever witnessed as a medical student as a jarring experience. Over 90% of abortions take place in the first trimester. “If I don’t do it, who will?” An attending physician’s heartfelt plea. What medical training and Fellowship in Family Planning looks like. Fellowship now is morphing into science goals but heavily focused on policy as well. “Harmful legislation” (having the women listen to the heartbeat, making her wait a certain number of hours before the procedure, etc.) doesn’t increase the safety of the procedure. Dr. Jenn reconciles her previous anti-choice feelings she used to share with her family and friends. What feelings a doctor may experience while performing an abortion. A technical overview of abortion procedures. The after-effects (physical, mental, emotional) a woman may experience post-abortion. 80% of women who have abortions are already mothers. Dr. Jenn shares some stories of women that she has assisted. The difference between the terms “Pro-Life” and “Anti-Choice”. There are huge racial disparities with abortion access. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Connect with Dr. Jenn! Dr. Jenn’s Website Dr. Jenn’s Twitter Dr. Jenn’s Instagram Dr. Jenn’s Podcast The V Word Podcast with Dr. Jenn & Dr. Erica Dr. Jenn’s Email Referenced Websites: Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health ANSIRH Non-Judgmental Support in Pregnancy: All-Options Talklilne

TRIGGER WARNING: Abuse and addiction references. Often times, women of color aren’t represented properly or advocated for when dealing with the justice system. They’re typically dismissed, wrongly accused, and ignored altogether. Molly Ryan - Kills Enemy not only endured severe physical, sexual, and emotional trauma but has endured years of ignorance from the justice system.  As an indigenous woman raised in a white family, Molly has a unique perspective of how culture and parenthood impact the lives of children. As a mother of children who are also trauma survivors, she’s seen how abuse drastically alters the path children take in life. Molly shares how she’s battled ending negative cycles from her own parenting experience, dealing with an abusive father and the justice system, the impacts that abuse has had in her personal life, and how adopting truth and neglecting judgment leads to healing.  Join Sara and Misasha in this insightful continuation of the 2020 Womxn’s March Denver to experience a unique narrative and impactful story that reflects true strength and tenacity through adversity.  Show Highlights:  Being raised in a white family gave Molly an empathetic understanding of both narratives – being white and indigenous.  Parenthood is reflective of how parents were parented and impacts how children evolve Molly shares how she and her children survived an abusive home situation and the battle she experienced with the justice system  The process behind Molly’s lawsuit and how her attorney advocated for her The torment Molly’s family endured from their abuser even after court  How abuse impacts children and trauma can put children in prison  Preconceived notions and judgments that native people face and how embracing truth can lead to healing  Links:  Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us!

Women are often dismissed or silenced when coming forward in the public eye with their pain, particularly women of color. We’ve adopted this matriarchal mindset that women’s trauma, experiences, and emotions are invalid, but we need to come together as women to break that perception, now more than ever.  Sara and Misasha dissect how the justice system has wrongfully unacknowledged women of color, along with special guest, domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivor, Mary Ryan.  Mary reveals her personal experiences as a trauma survivor, and how the justice system has consistently dismissed her case.  Tune into this conversation for unique insight on how we can shift the division between women to not only embrace one another’s pain, no matter how personal it may be, and how we can start to break down the barriers that isolated women from the beginning.  This recorded-live episode from the 2020’s Womxn’s March Denver is full of insightful and enlightening thoughts that you can reflect on and apply to your own life! Show Highlights:  We need to align as women before anything else in order to create a safer society for women and children.  Sara and Misasha address the issues with idealizing whiteness and dismissing women of color as victims What inhibits women of color from coming forward as victims of rape and why white women should care  There are various factors that mediate sexism and race should be acknowledged when talking about gender equality  Women’s rights are under attack and women need to create an alliance by listening to each-others pain openly  Mary Ryan shares her experiences as a domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual abuse survivor Mary discusses how the justice system has blatantly ignored her and her families’ trauma Mary endured multiple break-in encounters and restraining order violations from her abuser, who is a white male and has still been unacknowledged in her case  Indigenous people have been consistently dismissed in assault cases and there are barriers we need to break down and dissect in order to improve how we address these issues In order for healing to happen as a society, we have to open ourselves up to listen to others experiences, no matter how painful it may be  Challenging public binaries and embracing women’s defiance  Links:  Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Book Mentioned Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women's Anger by Soraya Chemaly

The progress of obtaining and maintaining women’s rights is not linear. Reproductive rights in the United States are focused on efforts to get and defend the legal right to abortion, and these efforts are led by predominantly white women. What little information is provided about women of color with regard to reproductive rights tends to center on the abuses they have suffered and represents only a partial history. Most of the reproductive health organizing done by women of color in the United States has been undocumented, unanalyzed, and unacknowledged. They will be unpacking the book, Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice, which highlights the role of women of color in advocating for their own interests, largely because they face very different and specific issues regarding reproductive rights that are not faced by white women. In this second part about women’s rights, Sara and Misasha are here today to challenge the narratives! Show Highlights: As regards reproductive rights, white women tend to focus on abortion, whereas women of color tend to look at it more broadly. Sterilization in exchange for benefits and forced abortion are very real experiences in the lives of women of color. Choice plays a big role in rights. Choice includes “the choice to determine whether or not to have children, the choice to terminate a pregnancy, and the ability to making informed choices about contraceptive and reproductive technologies”, according to book co-author, Jael Silliman. Choice implies options and that a woman’s right to determine what happens to her body is legally protected. For women of color, this ignores the fact that economic and   institutional constraints often restrict their choices. It’s important for health providers to have a cultural competency, which is an understanding and respect for the cultures, traditions, and practices of a community. Opposition to welfare and commitment to reduce welfare roles by supplying free birth control services to poor women were joined in a race and class direct social policy. The link between coercive birth control and racism was overtly expressed by Louisiana judge, Leander Perez, in 1965 when he stated that the best way to hate a black man is to hate him before he is born. Sara and Misasha provide some horrendous statistics regarding forced sterilizations against women of color in the 20th century. Sara offers an exercise for white women to help them understand the differences in experience. Stereotypes and myths: harmful and still working against women of color. Cisgender white people have not recognized themselves as an identity group because they assume their identity to be the universal norm. Many white women organizing for reproductive rights assume that their agenda includes all women because of their own white women experience. In 2000 the Institute for Women & Ethnic Studies in New Orleans put forth a “Reproductive Health Bill of Rights” which, in part, reads: “All people are born free and equal with dignity and rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Historically, women of color across nations, cultures, and different religious and ethnic groups have been subject to racist exploitation, discrimination, and abuse. Manipulative, coercive, and punitive health policies and practices deprive women of color of their fundamental human rights and dignity.” Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Listen to The First Part of Sara & Misasha’s Talk About Rights Here! https://www.dearwhitewomen.com/episodes/women-rights Books Mentioned: Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice by Jael Silliman, Marlene Gerber Fried, Loretta Ross, and Elena Gutierrez Who Are We? The Challenges to America’s National Identity by Samuel P. Huntington

Particularly relevant now that we’re in the 2020 election year is the subject of rights, namely reproductive ones and others that directly affect women. That’s what Sara and Misasha will be diving into on this episode, along with a brief coda to their recent 3-part series on the Criminal Justice System, and that is what the President has the power to change with regard to criminal justice versus what he or she needs Congress to help with. You’ll definitely want to listen in to this food-for-thought as you reflect on the upcoming election. Finally, this coming weekend, Sara and Misasha will be in Denver recording a live episode at the 2020 Womxn’s March! Join them, if you can! Show Highlights: Misasha presents a brief primer on what the President “can” do, and includes topics such as solitary confinement, police use-of-force, reinstating voting rights to felons, and immigration law. What’s the problem with private prisons, anyway? Sara discusses the current cash bail system, the No Money Bail Act of 2018, and the long-standing correlation between skin color and incarceration. Whoever becomes President in this upcoming election has a direct impact on a woman’s right to control her own body. The United States Supreme Court has been asked to consider overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that found that criminalizing abortion violates Constitutionally-protected privacy rights. Recently, over 200 members of Congress filed an amicus brief in support of Louisiana’s so-called “Unsafe Abortion Protection Act”, which will be going before the Supreme Court in March.  If the Court rules in support of the Louisiana law restricting abortion access, it could effectively overturn abortion protection nationwide. Misasha outlines the impact it could have on those in Louisiana and surrounding states who might need an abortion. Misasha notes an amicus brief from major medical and legal groups in support of abortions. In order to understand the impact and the arc of reproductive rights in this country, as well as the difference in rights when it comes to white women versus women of color, Sara provides some key milestones and highlights from 1916 and moving forward. Misasha quotes from the book The Doctors’ Case Against The Pill by Barbara Seaman and the issue of safety. The TRAP law and why it matters. In the next two episodes, Sara and Misasha will explore certain ways in which white women and women of color are not similarly situated when it comes to reproductive rights and control over their own bodies. The next episode will look at the history of this divide and the impact of sterilization and abortion on both groups. We hope you join us! Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! THE 2020 WOMXN'S MARCH Saturday, January 18 Denver, CO Register to Attend March & New Ticketed Expo Events HERE!!!  Sara & Misasha will be recording LIVE! Did You Miss the 3-Part Series on The Criminal Justice System? Listen to Part 1 Here - Criminal Justice: Jaw-Dropping Stats You Should Know About Listen to Part 2 Here - Criminal Justice: 15 Going on 28 Listen to Part 3 Here - Understanding and Navigating the Juvenile Legal System with Ji Seon Song To Keep Up With News Regarding the Criminal Justice System The Marshall Project Book Mentioned The Doctors’ Case Against The Pill by Barbara Seaman

Sara and Misasha’s guest today is Ji Seon Song, a former juvenile public defender.  Join them in this fascinating - and often heartbreaking - journey inside the juvenile legal system. Ji Seon Song went to Columbia as an undergrad and also to Columbia Law School. Her scholarship currently focuses on criminal and juvenile justice. Ji Seon’s research explores the intersection of the criminal and juvenile justice systems and different institutions and areas of law. Her current project examines policing and hospitals.  In addition, Ji Seon has been active in local, regional, and national justice reform. She trains practicing juvenile defenders throughout the country. She is currently at Stamford where she teaches federal litigation in a global context and legal research and writing.  Prior to joining Stamford, Ji Seon was a public defender in California where she represented youth and adults in delinquency and criminal proceedings. During her time at the public defender’s office, she expanded the juvenile unit to include education and post-disposition representation and worked with local stakeholders on improving conditions of confinement and re-entry for youth.  Before then, Ji Seon worked in a different capacity as a senior policy advocate at the National Juvenile Defender Clinic and as a Fellow at Georgetown University’s Law Center Juvenile Justice Clinic and as a federal judicial clerk in New York.  She is a founding member of the Asian-American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association and the Bay Area Public Defenders for Racial Justice. She currently serves on the executive board of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center.  Show Highlights: Ji Seon provides an overview of her educational and career background. Ji Seon addresses the difference between jails and prisons, and the role of stakeholders. Juvenile practice takes a lot of knowledge in different areas: criminal law, education law, mental illness, and collateral consequences, for example. Ji Seon discusses the problems juveniles face with re-entry into school and the opportunities that are lost in the interim. Racial discrimination exists at all stages in the juvenile legal system. Ji Seon puts a vulnerable face to some of the clients that she represented and ponders boundaries within juvenile representation. If we have the idea that the juvenile system should be rehabilitative, what we have in place right now is not.  What could we do with an alternative, re-imagined world of justice than what we have right now?  Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Books Mentioned: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates The Beautiful Struggle: A Memoir by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Sara and Misasha take a break from the election issues to bring you a little 2020 vision to welcome in the new year and the new decade! Listen in as they chat about how they envision the coming year and decade will be! In appreciation for your support of the podcast, Sara and Misasha have a gift for you! It’s a Spotify Playlist, “DWW Podcast Best of 2019” Please enjoy it! Show Highlights: Sara and Misasha share their personal visions for the next decade. Misasha’s word for 2020 is “power” and describes what that means to her. Sara’s words for 2020 are “being present” and explains how that is relevant to her. Sara and Misasha discuss three things they want to learn or do, or create in 2020. Have you considered YOUR personal visions for the next decade? Have you pondered your word for the coming year? Have you envisioned what new things you might want to accomplish in 2020? Happy New Year!!! Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Check out Sara & Misasha’s Gift to You! Spotify Playlist: DWW Podcast Best of 2019

Sara and Misasha bring you a special holiday episode involving how to talk about race and politics over the holidays. When we gather as families, we tend to avoid spending our time talking about hot-button issues, especially around the holidays. Nobody wants a heated argument, but we may be missing out on opportunities to share opinions and get people talking about topics that are not ordinarily shared by those with the same viewpoints. Show Highlights: Addressing different beliefs begins with us talking to our families, educating them and showing them kindness and compassion in the process. Having uncomfortable conversations with respect can lead to better communication and understanding. Misasha shares some tips from an article written by Jordan Uhl to help your family members better understand your co-workers, classmates, neighbors and friends of color. Misasha and Sara share statistics on race as it regards neighborhoods and friendships. Sara shares suggestions on how to make people feel like they matter. Starting conversations regarding these hard issues can seem daunting but gives us the opportunity for a host of other meaningful interactions about prejudices and inequality. Remember to support queer and transgender folks this holiday season, especially those who may not have the support of their families. Misasha shares the one question that can address the elephant in the room without expressly doing so. Misasha provides journalist Ellen McGirt’s ideas on how to counter bigotry. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! Dear White Women Website Email: hello@dearwhitewomen.com Please Give Us a Like on Facebook! Instagram Follow Us! Twitter Follow Us! Dr. Ron Holt’s Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/Many-Shades-PRIDE-Coloring-Book

Sara and Misasha bring you the second part of their Criminal Justice series and another big issue affecting the 2020 Presidential election. This episode focuses on the juvenile. Pause for a moment and think about someone you know that’s a juvenile. Maybe you think of your kid, or maybe you think of yourself at 13. What were you like? Did you ever make any poor choices? Listen in for a shocking history lesson and find out how old laws are impacting our children in the court system even today. Show Highlights: Being 13 is a difficult age. You often think you know everything, how to do everything, hormones are raging, you encounter peer pressure. What you don’t understand when you’re 13 is the consequences of your actions. There’s a reason why car rental companies do not rent to those under the age of 25.  Your brain does not fully develop until you’re 25. Misasha reads from an article regarding Jim Crow era laws resulting in a high rate of black kids being charged as adults in the State of Mississippi and shares her worst fears. She shares a story of a young teenager named Isaiah and his experience in the adult court system. In the last 25 years, nearly 5,000 Mississippi children have been charged as adults. Three out of every four are black. “Convict leasing”, where the State loaned out its prison population to work on plantations and build railroads, became popular after slavery but was outlawed at the end of the Civil War. In the late 1880’s state laws made no distinction between punishing children and punishing adults. By 1880, children and adolescents made up about one quarter of the prison population. As a result of national pressure, the State of Mississippi ended convict leasing in 1890, but it gave way to the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm. Even the youngest inmates at Parchman picked cotton and cultivated other cash crops for the state’s profits while incurring lashings from “Black Annie”, the name given to a thick leather strap. By the time the state got around to making separate jails for kids in 1916, the Governor was a well-known klansman by the name of Theodore Bilbo. Bilbo created so-called “training schools,” where the state could jail kids charged with breaking the law, homeless kids, abandoned kids, and even kids the courts thought might one day be criminals. More than two decades later, the 1940 Legislature created a separate court system for kids and at the same time permitted children as young as 14 to face criminal charges in adult court. Lawmakers wanted to take it even further. In 1942, the all-white body wrote a bill to permit children of any age to face criminal charges in adult court. But then-Governor Paul Johnson, Sr., vetoed this bill, arguing that the law was redundant. He already had approved $60,000 – nearly $1 million by today’s standards – to fund a “negro reformatory at Oakley State Farm.” This basically meant that there was no need to criminally prosecute younger kids when the state had a new plan in place to send black kids to Oakley. Laws passed in 1946 permitted kids as young as 13 to face criminal prosecution as adults. Their legacy remains seven decades later in the form of “original jurisdiction” laws. They are not unique to Mississippi: Twenty-six states automatically put children into the adult system at the moment of arrest for certain charges. Sara shares the impact on your brain of time spent in isolation, and the states that still allow solitary confinement as a disciplinary measure for juveniles: Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Texas, and Wyoming. Solitary confinement of juveniles is prohibited under the Federal Bureau of Prisons. There is no evidence that solitary confinement improves behavior. There is, however, a lot of evidence that shows that it is harmful to children. There are approximately 67,000 prisoners placed in these conditions in the United States and Canada at any given time. Of the kids charged as adults who have gone before a Mississippi judge in the last quarter-century, nearly 75% are black. While boys make up most of the system, the racial disparity among Mississippi girls in the system also is stunning: 60% are black. White kids are over twice as likely to get a plea bargain that’s known as a “non-adjudication of guilt.” The laws need to change, and we should reflect on what the President can do, what Congress needs to do, and how the court systems can address these issues. NEXT WEEK:  Sara and Misasha share their thoughts on key issues relating to the criminal justice system surrounding the 2020 election. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! 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Welcome to the first installment of a 3-part series where Sara and Misasha cover topics such as DWB, or driving while black, eye-popping traffic-stop statistics, and an overview of our criminal justice system. You’ll even get to hear Sara rap! Congratulations to Dear White Women Podcast, who was recently awarded “Best Episode” for the Inaugural Colorado Podcast Awards for the Crystal Echohawk episode! Show Highlights: Sara and Misasha discuss the anxiety of being pulled over while driving. If you’re driving while black, there’s a strong likelihood that you’ll be stopped, asked to step out of the car, forcibly searched and have your car searched during a routine traffic stop.  You need to know your rights because if you don’t, you could be frisked, arrested, beat up, or even killed right in front of your family that is with you, as has happened recently. Misasha covers your rights in a traffic stop, and what you should and should not do. According to research based on 20 million traffic stops, blacks are almost twice as likely to be pulled over as whites, even though whites drive more, on average. Blacks are more likely to be searched following a stop. Just by getting in a car, a black driver has about twice the odds of being pulled over  and about four times the odds of being searched. They’re more likely to be searched despite the fact that they’re less likely to be found with contraband as a result of those searches. The 2013 Justice Department study found that black and Latino drivers were more likely to be searched once they have been pulled over. About 2% of white motorists are searched compared to 6% of black drivers and 7% of Latinos. In 2015, the Charleston Post & Courier looked at incidences in which police stopped motorists but didn’t issue a citation. These are called pretext stops and suggest that the officer was profiling the motorist as a possible drug courier or suspected the motorist of other crimes. After adjusting for population, blacks in nearly every part of their state were significantly more likely to be the subject of these stops. In 2017, a study of 4 1/2 million traffic stops by the 100 largest police departments in North Carolina found that blacks and latinos were more likely to be searched than whites, even though searches of white motorists were more likely than the others to turn up contraband. Criminal justice is a big issue in the 2020 election with several candidates talking about specific reforms. Sara and Misasha will be talking more in future episodes on what the President and the office of the President has power to do regarding criminal justice and what they need Congress for. Once you have a basic understanding of the criminal justice system, it’s easier to understand why this is so important for the upcoming election. The criminal justice system has 3 components that work together to enforce the rule of law: Law enforcement The courts The correctional facilities The criminal justice system operates at the local level, the state level, and the federal level. Law enforcement works to prevent crime, courts strive to enact justice once a crime has been committed, and correction focuses on retribution and rehabilitation. Misasha describes the hierarchy within the state and federal levels and delves into each separate branch. Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff is a scientist who studies how our minds learn to associate blackness, crime, and misperceived black children as older than they actually are. He also studies police behavior and knows that every year, one in five adults in the United States will come in contact with law enforcement. Out of this number, about a million are targeted for police use of force. If you’re black, you’re 2 to 4 times more likely to be targeted for that force than if you’re white. The US Corrections System stands alone as the largest system of its type in the world. Though home to less than 5% of the world’s population the US holds nearly 25% of the world’s prisoners, which is the highest global per capita rate incarceration. Parole, probation, community service, and recidivism. Sara shares information on two organizations that are working to help people who are re-entering society from prison. Along with corrections and our criminal justice system, it’s also important to consider tribal law. Federally-recognized Native American tribes possess a form of sovereign rule that preserves the inherent right of each tribe to form their own government, make and enforce civil and criminal law, collect taxes, and establish and regulate tribal citizenship. Native American reservations have more than 90 correctional facilities. Resources / Links: PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW US! Dear White Women Podcast GET ON OUR INSIDER’S LIST! Sign up for our weekly emails! 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We back wit another one!  This one is full of both hip hop AND nerd shit!  We go back & forth A LOT between the two on this one!  We get into Stranger Things a bit, Nesto tells us why he mad at Speilberg for Ready Player One, we discuss why Timbaland is a GOAT, Conspiracy Hulk gets a partner and MORE!   FOLLOW US! @FelipesGarage EMAIL US! felipesgarage@gmail.com LOUNGE WIT US! https://www.facebook.com/groups/felipesgarage/?multi_permalinks=395797054395594%2C395829417725691%2C395828974392402%2C395804231061543%2C395782181063748¬if_id=1563363146255543¬if_t=group_activity PLEASE GIVE US 5 STARS, LEAVE A REVIEW, AND SHARE THE SHOW WIT YOUR PEOPLES! It helps us so much!  Thanks!

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Personal Arrogants Podcast! This week, Jesse is back with baby in tow and we talk about all of this stuff: • Listener Feedback (9:31) • Haloooo 4!!!! (12:54) • Please Give Us a Wizards of the Coast Movie! (25:20) • Trivia! (37:53) • The Triumphant Return of “Is it Worse Than a Punch in the Face?” (40:02) • The Most Deserving Cities for Expansion Franchises (48:34) • Recommendations! (1:04:00) Listen up! And feed us back (we’ll put it on the cast) Send us an email Tweet our twitter Face our Book Or give us a call and leave us a voicemail at 360-362-0024 (and we’ll paly it on the cast) Thanks for listening!