Education and Elevation with Conscious Lee Pt. 2

The conversation continues with self described edutainer, George Lee aka Conscious Lee, mixes education and entertainment to be purposely provocative.  As an activist, educator, social media sensation, consultant, speaker, podcaster, family man, transformational icon, Conscious uses his platform to educate and entertain with the mission of spurring critical thinking. Conscious holds a Bachelors in African and African American Studies and a Masters in both Human Resource and Diversity Development.  Spark your critical thinking with JD and Conscious as they discuss a wide variety of topics including gaslighting, racism, afro-pessimism, black culture, white supremacy, white fragility, LGBTQIA+, black censorship and trauma.

What You Will Hear:

Post traumatic slave syndrome, mental health, racial trauma, psychological manipulation.

How does mainstream media work against black and brown people.

Independence and ownership in the black community.

Black twitter, the commodification of blackness, black fungibility.

LGBTQIA+ community, accountability and self reflection.

Changing the narrative: 3 questions

Why should I care?

What is the motive?

Who is writing?

At what cost do you value representation?

America is a big ass piggy bank analogy.

The value of skin color.

Quotes:

“You should be able to see yourself as the bad guy or the bad person.”

“I’m not scared to be wrong.”

“We celebrate black people that are integrated into white spaces and places.”

“Correlation is not causation.”

“Just because you can be integrated or heard in a space doesn't mean you are valued in that space.”

“We are lost in the sauce of integration and representation.”

Mentioned:

Unheard

Georgeleespeaks.com

The Chop Up Show Podcast

Youtube

Apple 

Spotify

@ConsciousLee

@Theconsciouslee