Welcome to the dental-ish podcast! This week our hosts Martelle Coke, Chris Williams and Anaika Forbes have a thank you letter, “Dear White People” with Lizz O’Brien, administrator of the FaceBook group RDH Rant.
Episode Highlights:
The appreciation for all the white people that have stood up for all walks of black lives, the cancellation of July 4th, Chris the flirt, white allyship, diversity training, funny rants, “Would You Rather” guest segment, -ish of the day: toothgems, dental-ish topic of the week: “the white voice”
Quotes:
“Y’all sit down black people, we got this”
“I’ve never really held back on things that I am passionate about””
“If she heard somethings from a white voice…she may be able to relate better”
“I like to call out bull shit when I see it”
“As a white person, we are privileged, PERIOD”
“They did it like Auntie Maxine, Malcom X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Michelle Obama”
“Then we had people like Lizz pull up too, with receipts”
“Dear White People, Thank you”
“Racism is not going to be solved by people of color. Its has to be solved by everybody; everybody has a stake in this”
“Knowing your role and knowing the position that you play and being okay with it”
“There’s no such thing as a perfect ally”
“Microaggressions: We all do it”
“Be you, they’ll adjust”
“We don’t want to be hired because we are black; we just don’t want to not be hired BECAUSE we are black”
“We gotta build each other up”
“Nobody gets it like another hygienist”
“Start showing up as ourselves”
Resources:
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Hashtag Lunchbag Brooklyn: https://www.instagram.com/hashtaglunchbagbk/
BrownGirl, RDH: https://www.browngirlrdh.org
Prophy Kings: https://www.facebook.com/prophykings/
Align Magazine: https://www.instagram.com/align_mag/?hl=en
RDH Rant: https://www.facebook.com/groups/599722366843869/
Dental Diversity Diva: http://www.dentaldiversitydiva.com/
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