S01 E04 - Professor Akwatu Khenti discusses using optimism as armor, and public health solutions to gun violence

Race, Health & Happiness

English - August 01, 2020 03:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MB
Mental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement public health community engagement race happiness wellness racism overcoming mental health health Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: S01 E03 - Dr. Roberta K. Timothy discusses how connection to her African heritage helps her to resist Anti-Black Racism

Next Episode: S01 E05 Special Episode - Director X discusses how meditation can reduce violence and promote wellness.

Dr. O speaks with researcher and community leader Akwatu Khenti, PhD about how he uses the power of optimism, rooted in his African and Trinidadian heritage, to overcome adversity in his life.

Dr. Khenti also talks about the real causes of gun violence in Black communities, including systemic racism and systems of oppression.

Show Notes - bit.ly/2D6JxHX