How Not to be a Racist, with Saira Rao

In this episode, Angela meets Saira Rao, political activist, author, publisher, and former Wall Street lawyer and television producer.  She is the co-founder of "Race2Dinner", in which she and her partner in the project, Regina Jackson, imagine a world without white supremacy and misogyny.    Saira and Regina attend dinners with 8–10 white women, hosted and catered by one of the women, and lead a conversation aimed at confronting the women with their own racism. An Apple iTunes documentary Deconstructing Karen explores the Race2Dinner concept.  They are also co-authors of White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better.    A long-time supporter of the Democrats, Saira became disillusioned at their failure to recognise, or combat, racism in daily life and in the corridors of power. She ran for Congress in 2018, losing out in the primary to the Democrat incumbent.  

In this episode, Angela meets Saira Rao, political activist, author, publisher, and former Wall Street lawyer and television producer.  She is the co-founder of "Race2Dinner", in which she and her partner in the project, Regina Jackson, imagine a world without white supremacy and misogyny.    Saira and Regina attend dinners with 8–10 white women, hosted and catered by one of the women, and lead a conversation aimed at confronting the women with their own racism. An Apple iTunes documentary Deconstructing Karen explores the Race2Dinner concept.  They are also co-authors of White Women: Everything You Already Know About Your Own Racism and How to Do Better.    A long-time supporter of the Democrats, Saira became disillusioned at their failure to recognise, or combat, racism in daily life and in the corridors of power. She ran for Congress in 2018, losing out in the primary to the Democrat incumbent.