E22: The Story of Black Lives Matter with Veronica Chambers

SooJin and Hannah sit down with prolific author and editor, Veronica Chambers of the New York Times to discuss her recent book entitled Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter. This conversation is epic, exploring the history of the BLM movement and how we can all play a part in moving the ball forward a little bit. Veronica poses thoughtful questions and weaves in her own personal experiences as a way to shine light on the complexities and realities that parents of color face - especially Black parents - as they raise their children in a society that was built to exclude them. Her book is both stunning and hopeful, and this episode is dripping with opportunity and intention. Veronica challenges us to choose our verbs wisely because what we do (or don’t do) matters and will have ripple effects into future generations. The power is ours. What verb will we choose today?Resources:Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives MatterUnbought and Unbossed (film about Shirley Chisholm)When and Where I Enter by Paula GiddingsNY Times Climate Hub Veronica ChambersNY Times Climate Hub Somini SenguptaNY Times Baking the World a Better PlaceNY Times Suffrage at 100Shirley Chisholm is a Verb!