Tackling racism and unconscious bias in Utah with Aundrea DeMille

First Lady & Friends

English - May 04, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
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Previous Episode: Breaking down our new statewide initiative — Show Up Utah!

Next Episode: Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson on what we've learned from the pandemic and her non-traditional educational journey

In this week's episode, Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, is joined by Aundrea DeMille (International Keynote Speaker and host of The Wake Up Stories podcast) to talk about her experience falling in love with the state of Utah, meeting Abby and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox for the first time, and why we need to value empathy as a state in order to create an inclusive environment for all Utahns.

Then Aundrea opens up about the racial divide amongst people in Georgia when she was growing up, her experiences dealing with racism and unconscious bias in Utah, and why we need to have uncomfortable conversations to create equality for everyone.

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