Reimagining Black Relations
89 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -Reimagining Black Relations Podcast is a chat about solutions for issues relating to the black race. Solutions may relate to business, social, or spiritual. The podcast will help both white and brown races to understand what must be done to solve the racial problems. Likewise, for the black race, the podcast will provide insight to what to expect, comfort from the past experiences, and a promising path forward. The host is Dr. Francesca Fajinmi. Subscribe and please provide some feedback.
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#76 Understanding the Evolving Nature of Racism in the Digital Age - Dr. Rob Eschmann
December 15, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBIn a compelling return to the Reimagining Black Relations podcast, Dr. Rob Eschmann fearlessly delves into the stark realities of growing up under the pervasive influence of racial bias and the constant specter of police violence. He shares the deeply moving experience of having to give his own son "the talk," a heart-wrenching rite of passage in a world where the actions of Black person can carry life-or-death consequences. Dr. Eschmann's educational journey, from a magnet school that stark...
#75 - Caregiving While Black - Dr. Fayron Epps & Karah Alexander
December 08, 2023 20:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIn a compelling episode of Reimagining Black Relations, we welcome two exceptional guests, Dr. Fayron Epps and Karah Alexander, who are on a mission to enhance the quality of life for Black caregivers. Dr. Epps, with over two decades of experience in nursing and a wealth of knowledge in creating culturally relevant health programs, joins Karah Alexander, a dedicated PhD candidate, to shed light on the unique challenges faced by Black dementia caregivers. Together, they delve deep into the di...
#74 Unveiling the Forms of Racism in the 21st Century
December 01, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBIn a thought-provoking interview, Dr. Rob Eschmann, a multifaceted talent from Chicago, unveils the subtle yet pervasive forms of racism in the 21st century. Rooted in his academic journey that began in Chicago Public Schools and culminated in a PhD from the University of Chicago, Dr. Eschmann sheds light on pressing issues, including educational inequality, community violence, and racism. His scholarly work exposes the intricate barriers to racial and economic equity, emphasizing the courag...
#73 - The Digital Road to Wellness, Fearlessness, and Resilience - Van Williams
November 24, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn an eye-opening conversation that transcends the ordinary, Van Williams, the Vice President of Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer for the University of California's sprawling $40+ billion-dollar enterprise, takes us on an inspiring journey through the complexities of being Black in America. From a transformative semester that pushed the boundaries of personal resilience to a deep-seated appreciation for the Bahamas' sense of community, empathy, and kindness, Van'...
#72 Faith Beyond Color - Archbishop Isiah Mcoshwa Simelane
June 23, 2023 23:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBArchbishop Isiah Mcoshwa Simelane, the remarkable, visionary founder and overseer of the Evangelical Gospel Church of South Africa, whose wisdom transcends borders and generations, graciously offered his profound insight in this awe-inspiring interview. The Archbishop shared enlightening perspectives on the pivotal role of missionaries in shaping the lives of Black South Africans. As he delves fearlessly into the depths of truth, he unveiled the poignant reality of a profound lack of trust t...
#71 Resilient Narrative Unveiled - Nii Ayikwei Parkes
June 17, 2023 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBNii Ayikwei Parkes, an acclaimed Ghanaian-British writer, editor, and a prominent voice among black intellectuals in the UK, delivers a powerful message on the persistent challenges encountered by Black writers. Currently engaged in groundbreaking research on "Philosophical connections between Africa and the African Diaspora in the "New World"" at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. Parkes eloquently exposes the stifling impact of cliches that plague Black writers. With poignant clari...
#70 Addressing Dementia in the Black Community - Fayron Epps
June 09, 2023 23:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBFayron Epps, PhD, RN, a nurse with 20+ years’ experience creating culturally relevant programs to reduce health disparities for underserved populations, highlighted significant health findings, negatively impacting the Black community. Dr. Epps passionately implored patients, their families, caregivers, and spiritual leaders to be engaged, for it is clear the status quo will be insufficient to sustain the community, and the consequences could be dire. The impending threat emphasized the u...
#68 Shift for Peace and Justice - Dr. Debora Kayembe
April 29, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBDr. Debora Kayembe, Lord Rector of the 440 year old, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the first person of color to occupy the position. She shared the history of her country of origin as the rape capital of the world, where five women were raped every two seconds. Debora's investigation into the killings of Blacks in her country revealed that the aim was not to kill, but to exterminate. Dr. Kayembe provided deeper insight on the strategy to employ for solutions to Black issues. "I crie...
#69 Shift for Peace and Justice - Dr. Debora Kayembe
April 29, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBDr. Debora Kayembe, Lord Rector of the 440 year old, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the first person of color to occupy the position. She shared the history of her country of origin as the rape capital of the world, where five women were raped every two seconds. Debora's investigation into the killings of Blacks in her country revealed that the aim was not to kill, but to exterminate. Dr. Kayembe provided deeper insight on the strategy to employ for solutions to Black issues. "I crie...
#68 The Process - Dr. Nomsa Khalfani
March 23, 2023 01:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBDr. Nomsa Khalfani, Co-CEO of Essential Access Health and founder of Khalfani Strategy Group acknowledged the progress that was made in the past, was for the past; she highlighted the need to revisit and update with relevant current advancements. "They referred to me as a militant when I went to college, it's like I became this revolutionist... that was when I officially changed my name, how I dressed, the books I read, and how I function in the world..." - Dr. Nomsa Khalfani
#67 Replacing Institutions
December 30, 2022 01:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBDr. Santos Ramos, an assistant Professor of Integrative Studies at Grand Valley State University is a mixed Mexican-Irish-American. His research and teaching centers on the Intersections of Latin American Studies, Intercultural Competence, and Digital Technology. He introduced the concept of Sovereignty in his work on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, while emphasizing the research necessary for historical context of policy brutality, prison industrial complex, and current protests. "I'm d...
#66 Meet the man with seven fathers
July 22, 2022 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWill Jawando is the Montgomery County Councilmember, attorney, activist, and community leader with a lifelong dedication to public service. He discussed the importance of black fatherhood even in the absence of the real father. He cited several examples including his relationship with President Barack Obama. "I went to five schools before I was in the 8th grade and a lot of the issues were issues of race and profiling. Because I was energetic and wanted to answer questions, they said I need...
#65 2022 - South Africa Youth Day
July 08, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBSpeakers include: Dr. Francesca Fajinmi - Founder, Your Black Matters "Jackie" Dupont-Walker - President, Ward Economic Development Corporation Oba Oladepo Towobola - King of Aluti Erin, Dari Erin of Aluti Erin in Yoruba land Prof. Jacob Gordon - Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas & President, United Nations Association - Gainsville, FL
#64 Look in the Mirror
May 13, 2022 23:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBDerek A. Perkinson, the New York State Field and Crisis Director for the National Action Network (NAN) focused on the responsibilities of Black people in driving solutions to conquer racism. He proffered some do's and don't's for families and communities. “In our community today, we have negative music, and there is no balance to that. Calling ourselves …..….. degrading ourselves, ….. we have to make glorification of killing each other in our music not cool…” - Derek A. Perkinson
#63 A Step is a Step
April 29, 2022 23:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBRodney H. Dixon, Chief Executive Officer of Street Legend shared his thoughts on hidden oppositions. He expanded on his childhood understanding of "The System" and why he embraces the mantra of "coming up with something out of nothing" while affirming that the "Wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous".
#62 Incorporating Cultural Identities
April 15, 2022 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBChris Ramos, Senior Director of UCLA Student Finance Solutions, shared his perspectives as a mixed-race executive. He believes the conversation extends beyond race, cultural acceptance and a sense of self-worth are natural extensions that have eluded the mainstream. He emphasized the importance of community connections and the power of travel.
#59 2022 Black History Month - Influences Along the Pathway to Empowerment! King Solomon Dupont, My Hero
February 26, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBJacquelyn Dupont-Walker, the founding president of the Ward Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) in Los Angeles and an appointee of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as a member of the LA County Metro Board. She shared a compelling story and the influence of King Solomon Dupont.
#61 2022 Black History Month - History of "Black History Month"
February 26, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBJacob U’Mofe Gordon, Emeritus Professor, University of Kansas; Kwame Nkrumah Endowed Chair, University of Ghana; Senior Fulbright Scholar, presented the chronology of the Black History Month Celebration in the United States.
#60 2022 Black History Month - Exhibits on African American Heritage Month legacy project covering 2006 to 2020
February 26, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBAlbert Edmund Lord III, an Emmy Award-winning creative with a slew of industry awards, and more than 35 years of experience in radio, post production, sound editing, live theater as well as independent film and video production, highlighted his work on the "Exhibits on African American Heritage Month legacy project covering 2006 to 2020". He shared his story as a mixed race, Black, White, and a Native American from Tracy to San Francisco, South Africa, and Los Angeles.
#58 2022 Black History Month - Africans and Africans in Diaspora
February 26, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBDr. Ama S. Wray, Professor at the University of California, Irvine, and a performance architect that innovates across disciplinary lines, leading with dance to enter spaces of dance, jazz music, theatre, academia, medicine, technology and activism. Dr. Wray spotlighted her multi-cultural background from the U.K, to Jamaica, United States, and Cuba as she shares her perspectives on Africans and Africans in Diaspora.
#57 Force without Justice
February 12, 2022 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBProf. Ayodeji Ogunnaike, an assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Bowdoin College is of Nigerian descent, specifically of the Yoruba tribe. His research and teaching centers around the religious traditions of Africa and the African diaspora including Christianity, Islam, and indigenous African traditions, particularly Yoruba oriṣa worship in Nigeria and Candomblé in Brazil. He juxtaposed several African religions with the major western religions. He further elaborated on diversified o...
#56 Recovering the Loss
January 29, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBDr. Marketus Presswood is an Historian with specialization in the socio-cultural interactions of the Chinese, Africans, and Africans in Diaspora. Dr. Presswood juxtaposed China and the U.S. on the subject of racism. He discussed: the role of China and the U.S. on the global order for Africa and Black Diaspora and emphasized the urgency of establishing the "United African States". "At the same time, I saw friends, and friends of friends, who didn't have the same support system, and they fel...
#55 Feel Sorry or Fight Your Way Thru
January 15, 2022 00:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBDr. Irène Y. Kilubi, an Expert Advisor to the European Commission on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Digitalization, spoke to us from Germany. Irene shared her experiences as one of the first Black families to relocate to Germany from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and how she transitioned from the status quo to her current trajectory. "Many were also jealous, other immigrants like people from Russia, from Poland, and from Turkey. So I faced more racism from non-German people than from...
#54 PAY - Part 2 Speakers
December 21, 2021 21:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBFour speakers from the Inaugural Pan-African Youth (PAY) Summit. Prof. Babacar Kante - President of the National Political Dialogue Commission in Senegal, former Vice-President of the Constitutional Council/Court of Senegal, and an expert in Constitutional law and political science, will speak on Ethics and Power. Prof. Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith, Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Pr...
#53 PAY - Part 1 Speakers
November 30, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBFour of the speakers from the Inaugural Pan-African Youth (PAY) Summit. Dr. Jasmine L. Blanks-Jones, a dynamic theatre nonprofit leader, award-wining educator, who holds a dual PhD in Education and Africana Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, speaking on Pan-Africanism. Paulinarh Bolatito Ogunleye is 21 years old. The first female President of the Faculty of Arts Student Union at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and the longest seating president of the same body. She will speak o...
#52 PAY - Keynote Address
November 20, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 9.69 MBRev. Dr. Sharpton, founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization formed in 1991 with over 100 chapters nationwide, including a Washington, DC Bureau and regional offices across the US, was our Keynote Speaker for the Inaugural Pan African Youth (PAY) Summit, held on November 13th, 2021. As one of the nation’s most-renowned civil rights leaders, Rev. Al Sharpton has been praised by President Barack Obama as "the voice of the voiceless ...
#51 Power of Your Imagination
October 29, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBCheryl Contee, Chief Innovation Officer at The Impact Seat expressed the reality that your ideal career might not exist today. While she described how you can create the vision of the "new you", she provided scores of investors with interests in minority founders. "They found that they were able to really get people all the way through their systems except when it comes to writing the check. They told me that it takes them on average, seven introductions to angel investors to get a white f...
#50 Domination by Majority and Minority
October 15, 2021 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBPercy Hintzen Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley and currently Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies in the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University shared his experiences and expertise of White and Black relations from the Caribbeans to Africa, Asia, Europe, and the rest of Americas. He highlighted the problems faced by indigenous Black countries, the advent of Europeanized Africans, correlation between language and power, and the solutio...
#49 What is your Dream?
October 01, 2021 22:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBJa'Net Adams, CEO of EMACK understood the power of financial freedom as a means of bridging the wealth gap. She believes you can have whatever you want, as long as you are still breathing, emphasizing the power of money, the power of social media, and the power of saying "no". "I see... what would I have like to have done differently? Probably would have learned more about my culture, even more than I did growing up because I was just all over the place... you need to know where you've come...
#48 Why?
September 17, 2021 22:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBRoger Griffith, a Black British Social Entrepreneur and faculty member at the University of West England spoke to us from Britain. He shared the dichotomy of being Black and being called "British Boy". Roger expressed frustration about the unhealthy obsession towards Black men, yet he conveyed his optimism as he salutes the Windrush generation with a well articulated poem. "I've always knew there is good and bad in every race, and that's pretty much how I've judged my life. One of the books...
#47 "The Skin Fell Off"
September 03, 2021 22:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBRussell Davis, Chief of Human Resources, Equity, and Engagement at the Hammer Museum of UCLA discussed his approach to combat emotional shutdown, and how he developed the appropriate emotional responses when his physical, emotional, and spiritual skin fell off. He proposed strategies for individuals, human resources and employees, and leaders of organizations. "When we moved out of Philadelphia to the suburbs, we were the only people of color, we were the only African American family, the o...
#46 Accelerating What's Right
August 20, 2021 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBLicy Do Canto, Managing Director for the Washington, DC headquarters of APCO Worldwide. Licy discussed his personal and professional journey to drive change and lift up disadvantaged communities in the U.S. and abroad. A son of Cape Verdean immigrants, raised in Greater Boston, has made diversity, equity, and inclusion his life journey companions. From APCO’s racial equity initiative, “Accelerate What’s Right,” to his perspective on the important difference between equality and equity, Licy ...
#45 Focus of Black Consumers
August 06, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBMJ Fievre, an Haitian writer, author, and publisher who currently resides in the United States, shared the Black experience in Haiti and her objections to anti-whiteness. She emphasized the need for community introspection, communal dialogue without passion, and the social and personal responsibilities of Black people. "The Black experience in Haiti has a lot to do with colorism. So it's the idea that if you're lighter skinned, you are more beautiful, you are probably more educated, or you ...
#44 Don't Be Shy
July 23, 2021 20:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBCaroline Manyapye, a South African executive based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, juxtaposed the benefits of colonization with the innate abilities and excellence of Black people, while she shared her personal stories layered with pain and resilience. "I've got this view and this perception, that we are the most oppressed, simply because we are so powerful and simply because they know our power. They know our power even if sometimes we don't see our power, they see it and they know it. Wh...
#43 - Significance of Anti-Black Cultures
July 09, 2021 23:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBDaniel L. Hollar, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Science at Bethune-Cookman University and CEO of Daninger Solutions Inc., expounded on the impact of adopting main stream values while rejecting indigenous cultural values. He proffered solutions that can protect citizens from negative images of dominant cultures. He touched on various topics including traumas in the Black communities, benefits of building culturally competent officers, and the n...
#42 Zero-Sum Game vs. Dream Team
July 02, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBBabatunde Ogunnaike, Ph.D., an award winning American Chemical Engineer of Nigerian descent, currently the William L. Friend Chaired Professor of Chemical Engineering and Bio-molecular Engineering at the University of Delaware, spoke on the intersectionality of engineering-sociology-humanity-and cultural anthropology. He affirmed the true story of one woman and the automobile airbag was not a box to be checked, just as the Black race are humans of significant worth. "Not having women in eng...
#41 Do You Love Yourself?
June 26, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBDarryl Mobley, prior corporate executive of Procter and Gamble, the world #1 Coach, and the CEO of Catapult Leaders spoke as a father, a husband, and a professional. He shared his reasons why he considers negativity as a drug, the reason why people want you to hate yourself, what you can do to change, and why fighting may not be bad. "And I am resolute about this stuff. I don't care about your politics. I don't care about what you call yourself. I don't care about the party you belong to - ...
#40 Business of Poison
June 04, 2021 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBIvelaw Lloyd Griffith, Ph.D., Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Fellow with the Caribbean Policy Consortium, both in Washington, DC, provides vignettes on the end-to-end process of the drug business, which includes production, trans-shipment, consumption, and money laundering. He elaborated on the impact in the Black community, why "just say no" did not work, and why "the war on drugs" was unhelpful. The recommendations of this two-time university p...
#39 Follow Results, Numbers Speaks!
May 28, 2021 23:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBAnna Ekeledo, Executive Director of AfriLabs Foundation and Working Party Chair of eCommerce Forum Africa, spoke from Lagos in Nigeria. The Nigerian-Senegalese expounded on the excitement and the reality of being a Black youth on the continent. She highlighted the uniqueness of the environment, the people, culture, and solution adaptation, while identifying the most appropriate stakeholders to define and solve the Black problems. (Since the recording of the podcast, Anna has joined a Nigeria...
#38 "The Qualifiers"
May 21, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBScott Law, a trusted colleague and friend of mine, shared his thoughts and fears about the current generation, and his hope and aspirations for the next, while discussing the inherent need for all people to value each other and coexist equitably as one human family. "We never thought about things in that way, and I wasn't raised to think about things in that way. We learn about people, we didn't learn about or be taught that there was this difference between a Hispanic person and a Black pe...
#37 Black Re-education
May 14, 2021 22:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBDr. Norman Munroe, a U.S State department Fulbright Scholar and a full professor at Florida International University in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department. Dr. Munroe described how he was re-educated as a Guyanese-American Black man in Tanzania. He spoke about his visit to one of the wonders of the world, his Christmas experience at Mount Kilimanjaro, his face to face meeting with President Julius Nyeyere, and his escapade in Uganda a week before Idi Amin's coup. "I was abl...
#36 "Let Us Rise Up and Build"
May 07, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBGreg Hendricks, went from the court as a former professional basketball player and coach to becoming a full-time pastor in a mega church - The Rock Church in San Diego, California. Pastor Hendricks speaks about the burden and the calling upon his church and their ministry on the subject of racism, he expands on the commonalities of in-groups and out-groups as a resolution strategy, as he gives out a special invitation. "We started internally first and we had some really great dialogue. Ther...
#35 Black Officers Black Citizens
April 30, 2021 23:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBShawn Kennedy, a retired sworn member of the Chicago Police Department for 29 years, currently serving as the Information Officer for the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers spoke about the Black police experience as an officer and a citizen. He highlighted, why Black officers are not speaking up enough, the impacts when they speak up, and why Black men are a primary target. He provided specific call to action for Black officers and citizens. "People say, "are they trying...
#34 Black Tech Opportunities
April 23, 2021 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBQazi Fakhir Jamil, President of MQ Technologies spoke from Toronto in Canada. A native of Pakistan, previously the CEO of Converge Technologies, the largest digital media and content company in Pakistan, now resides in Canada. The Tech mogul juxtaposed awareness and exposure with massive data manipulation as a means of changing negative perceptions of Blacks. He highlighted several untapped opportunities in the Technology world and challenged Blacks to leverage the power of e-commerce to el...
#33 Start with Winners
April 16, 2021 22:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBJames Lafferty, CEO of Fine Hygienic Holdings spoke from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. A Cincinnati native, previously division CEO for P&G, Coca-Cola, British American Tobacco and many world class companies, now resides in Dubai. Jim, also a feminist, described his voting record from '84 to now, his interpretation of mental disarmament from Nelson Mandela's story, his feelings about white privilege, thought about Klans, perception of minority progressions and how to win their votes ...
32. #32 Being Black is Becoming
April 10, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBDr. Eve Hudson, Founder and Chief Strategist of Evingerlean Worldwide and Professor of Higher Education at Bellarmine University focused on the main social mobilizer for Black people. She touched on the opportunity available to everyone regardless of the color of their skin or socioeconomic background. "People were people. Even through my high school, I didn't recognize I was going to a predominantly Black institution, predominantly Black school even, because I was going to school with frie...
#32 Being Black is Becoming
April 10, 2021 00:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBDr. Eve Hudson, Founder and Chief Strategist of Evingerlean Worldwide and Professor of Higher Education at Bellarmine University focused on the main social mobilizer for Black people. She touched on the opportunity available to everyone regardless of the color of their skin or socioeconomic background. "People were people. Even through my high school, I didn't recognize I was going to a predominantly Black institution, predominantly Black school even, because I was going to school with frie...
#31 Equity is Tough but...
April 03, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBJulie Kefer, Senior Director of Operations at UCLA was resonate about the need for an equitable society as she acknowledged that racism was always there but it is easy to pretend that it was not. She recognized the enormity of the work can be overwhelming, but she insisted that the outcome must be the motivation. "I feel very sort of overwhelmed by the challenge and the enormity of what we're all realizing especially as a white person, phew... we're not where we thought we were at all. How ...
31. #31 Equity is Tough but...
April 03, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBJulie Kefer, Senior Director of Operations at UCLA was resonate about the need for an equitable society as she acknowledged that racism was always there but it is easy to pretend that it was not. She recognized the enormity of the work can be overwhelming, but she insisted that the outcome must be the motivation. "I feel very sort of overwhelmed by the challenge and the enormity of what we're all realizing especially as a white person, phew... we're not where we thought we were at all. How ...
#30 Color of Policing
March 20, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBPaul Wilson, a founding member of Black Police Association and former superintendent with London’s Metropolitan Police with 31 years of public service expounded on why changing policing is almost insurmountable. He described the Police Occupational Cultures, vulnerabilities within the police services, and the birth of policing in the U.S and U.K. Paul expressed that the greatest pandemic in London is the loss of young Black men because regardless of your location in England and Wales, Black ...