In this episode I’m joined by AJ Cartas, a social influencer and founder of “Our Damn Time.”
Our Damn Time is a political organization whose mission is to promote the well-being of people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community by providing resources to empower, educate, and mobilize to enact deep, structural change.
Janet Hamada
Japanese and Jewish
Executive Director- The Next Door Inc.
Mid-Columbia Region
Father and family in internment camp although 4th generation Japanese-American
Mother’s family is Jewish
Didn’t realize about issues of being bi-racial
When she went to UK- everyone stared at her
People would assume it was safe to say anti-semitic things because they didn’t realize she was also Jewish
Being from internment and hearing stories
Also husband lost family in the holocaust
Part of her identity- afraid that we are going in direction of Nazi Germany
The Next Door- to help families of color and low income
Saw family separation and doesn’t want that to happen
How has being Jewish impacted her
Instilled with jewish identity
Centuries of being persecuted
Jewish people who are Trump supporters
Anthony Sturkey, a Black ex-officer from the Long Beach Police Department joins me on this Conversation on race to offer a realistic perspective on what’s happening today in the US regarding race, racism and law enforcement.
Black Floyd is the new album with Lorelei
Social commentary, different influences, and the whole music evolution of Pink Floyd!
In this episode, LeRon shares his experience and talks about reasons why white folks want to come out and about their activism.
The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-white image of a mushroom cloud. It’s easy to forget that it’s an actual city with a million people and a popular baseball team. In 1995, John Biewen visited the city to speak with survivors and to ask: What did the world’s first atomic bombing mean in the place where it happened?
Hearing Hiroshima is a production of Minnesota Public Radio, from American Public Media.
Photo: Selections from the 1995 tapes. Photo by John Biewen.
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