As protests pop up across the country in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, many people in the Kansas City area are asking what they can do to get involved and make a difference.
AFTER MORE THAN AWEEK OF PROTESTS --RACE IS TAKING CENTERSTAGE HERE IN KANSASCITY.NOW -- PEOPLE AREASKING WHAT THEY CANDO TO BE A PART OFPROGRESS.THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA-- A STAGE FOR PROTESTSIN KANSAS CITY.NATS OF CHANTS -- SAY HISNAME, GEORGE FLOYDGEORGE FLOYD -- THEMAN WHO DIED INMINNEAPOLIS POLICECUSTODY -- HAS BECOME ARALLYING CRY TOADDRESS RACIALINEQUALITY AND POLICEBRUTALITY.IF YOU'RE READY TOLEARN MORE -- WHERE DOYOU START?Dr. Nicole Price/Owner, LivelyParadox"Before you can do anything,you need to know what yourown implicit associations are,what your own biases are,what your own prejudices are.The best way to do that is in ano shame environment, in thecomfort of your own home.""It will highlight the thingsthatyou think when you're notthinking and that's what'smost important."THE HARVARD IMPLICITASSOCIATION IS FREE --AND AVAILABLE ONLINE.FROM THERE -- DR. NICOLEPRICE SAYS -- GRAB ABOOK LIKE LIVELYPARADOX."If you have never thoughtabout these issues before, thefirst half of the book iscompletely designed for you.
Ifyou feel like you'reunderrepresented andsometimes you get left out,the second half of the book isfor you."THERE'S ANOTHERRECOMMENDATION TOO."If you happen to be a whiteperson, Robin DiAngelo's"White Fragility" book.
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Thatsingular resource is a reallygood tool to help people afterthey've read a book like LivelyParadox, to then tackle issuesofrace."DR. PRICE SAYS THE WORKCAN BE CHALLENGING --BUT IT CAN TAKE US FROMPROTEST TO PEACE."Dr. King had an analogy.
Hesaid, it's like two familiesthatwere separated and inheriteda big house and they have tolive in it together.
That's howwe are as Americans.
We'veinherited this big house, theUnited States of America, andwe have to live here together."ANOTHER GREATRESOURCE IS RACE ANDEQUITY TOOLS.WE'VE PUT A LINK IN THISSTORY AT KSHB DOT COM-- ALONG WITH THE BOOKSAND TEST THAT WEREJUST MENTIONED.THE KANSAS CITY LIBRARYALSO PUT TOGETHER ARECOMMENDED READINGLIST THAT TOUCHES ALLAGES IF YOU WANT TOBECOME A STUDENT
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