Black History Saved My Life with Ernest Crimm III Pt. 2
Change The Narrative with JD Fuller
English - November 18, 2022 09:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
JD continues her conversation with Ernest Crimm III, the man who says Black History saved his life and wrote a book about it. He is a self-proclaimed Black History Advocate who is a native of the south side of Chicago and a product of the late 80's. Mr. Crimm is a University of Illinois Urbana Champaign alumni who advocates for Black History, equity and justice as a speaker, cultural consultant, socio political commentator, cast member on the PBS documentary ‘Divided We Fall’, author of the Amazon best-seller, Black History Saved My Life, former City Council Candidate and high school social science instructor. Mr. Ernest Crimm the third is a “must follow” on social media and we am so excited to share this space with him today,
What You Will Hear:
The emotional impact of being the victim of a racially motivated attackUnpacking racial traumaThe importance of knowing who you are and the essence of your identityThe Little MermaidAdvice for the white community who wants to understandThe illusion of allyshipColin KapernickQuotes:
“The education system is a corporate entity.”
“Traditional therapy is not for everyone but it is an important opportunity to develop awareness and insight.”
“If you don’t know who you are anyone can name you.” - African Proverb
“In this realm nothing could exist without our existence. It all comes from the motherland.”
“When a group of people doesn't truly have a history that they're proud of they will put more into mythology than what actually happened."
"Black folks who felt comfortable expressing their anger, it's justified anger. You need to hear it and stop following the people that are fed to you through mainstream media.”
“For a lot of folks, racism or being called racist, they've equated that with us being called the N word.”
“There's no allyship in unlearning, there's only abolition and there is only taking charge of...
JD continues her conversation with Ernest Crimm III, the man who says Black History saved his life and wrote a book about it. He is a self-proclaimed Black History Advocate who is a native of the south side of Chicago and a product of the late 80's. Mr. Crimm is a University of Illinois Urbana Champaign alumni who advocates for Black History, equity and justice as a speaker, cultural consultant, socio political commentator, cast member on the PBS documentary ‘Divided We Fall’, author of the Amazon best-seller, Black History Saved My Life, former City Council Candidate and high school social science instructor. Mr. Ernest Crimm the third is a “must follow” on social media and we am so excited to share this space with him today,
What You Will Hear:
The emotional impact of being the victim of a racially motivated attackUnpacking racial traumaThe importance of knowing who you are and the essence of your identityThe Little MermaidAdvice for the white community who wants to understandThe illusion of allyshipColin KapernickQuotes:
“The education system is a corporate entity.”
“Traditional therapy is not for everyone but it is an important opportunity to develop awareness and insight.”
“If you don’t know who you are anyone can name you.” - African Proverb
“In this realm nothing could exist without our existence. It all comes from the motherland.”
“When a group of people doesn't truly have a history that they're proud of they will put more into mythology than what actually happened."
"Black folks who felt comfortable expressing their anger, it's justified anger. You need to hear it and stop following the people that are fed to you through mainstream media.”
“For a lot of folks, racism or being called racist, they've equated that with us being called the N word.”
“There's no allyship in unlearning, there's only abolition and there is only taking charge of unlearning.” “I'm all in these social media streets trying to disrupt your algorithm and your dancing videos with some knowledge.”
Mentioned
Instagram @ErnestCrimIII
Tik Tok @ErnestCrimIII