Posts in Race
Byron Sanders on the racial inequities in Dallas

President and CEO of Big Thought, Byron Sanders, speaks on the racial inequity in Dallas and the ways in which we can help create a better Dallas for the next generation.

Conversations like this are so important in fostering an awareness among white people of what life is like in Dallas for people of color. Byron shares a recent personal experience of having the police called on him for legally canvassing with his young daughter.

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Episode 95: Greg Garrett on film and race

We often take for granted the role that film plays in shaping our cultural and racial awareness. Greg Garrett and George Mason discuss Spike Lee's film BlacKkKlansman, as well as other epic American films, Gone with the Wind and even the Big Lebowski, for the important conversations they inspire for people of all races.

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Episode 58: Richie Butler and Project Unity

This week on Good God is Richie Butler, pastor of St. Paul UMC in downtown Dallas. He and George talk about being called to pastoral ministry, and the work Richie has been involved in to help Dallas become a more equitable city. We also learn about DFW Year of Unity - a project that brings together people from different backgrounds to find commonalities. Learn more at www.yearofunity.com.

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Episode 40: Anti-Racism Leader Tim Wise

Today on Good God, George sits down with Tim Wise at a New Baptist Covenant gathering to talk about racial justice activism as white people. How are good intentioned white people complicit in a culture of racism and white supremacy? How can they do something about it?


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Episode 32: Dr. Brian Williams

Brian Williams was a surgeon on call at Parkland Hospital on July 7, 2016 and operated on the victims of the Dallas police shooting that launched the Back the Blue campaign. Hear how that night and its trauma, combined with the tragedies of the previous two days--the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile--positioned him to be a spokesperson and activist for racial justice. 

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Good God Episode 21: Hannah McMahan

Hannah McMahan and George Mason talk about the work of racial reconciliation, particularly through the New Baptist Covenant’s programs that bring black and white Christians together. Hannah is executive director of New Baptist Covenant, which was a vision of Jimmy Carter and other prominent Baptist leaders who sought to unite the Baptist church across racial lines. Across the country, diverse churches work together on issues of social justice and mission because of NBC’s Covenants of Actions.

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