Ep 7 - Christopher Wright

The Homegrown Podcast

An amazingly insightful podcast and one of our best yet! This week we introduce our friend Christopher Wright to the podcast. A teacher and student simultaneously who teaches Elementary school level children and is going for his Master's Degree. Chris grew up in Los Angeles but was brought up in mostly predominantly white schools in his early childhood, so we discuss how that's molded him and his outlook on life. There's some deep discussion about the concept of "School to Prison Pipelines" and how education in America is systematically divided by race and ethnicity and how it effects the Prison system in turn. The idea that if you're fighting for any human rights, that you should be fighting for all human rights, and the concept of "picking and choosing" is irresponsible and false cries for change. Conversation about the recent Red Table Talk about Asian and African American unity and how that would be beneficial to America. The idea that pinning minorities against each other as being the "bread and butter" that White America has thrived on since it's founding fathers formed this country. Asking the question of why White people tend to defend and get angry when discussing that history and systematic oppression, or even start to cry, rather than have a conversation about American History and what we can do to change the system? Also as to how and why White American's think it's logical to tell people of color to "go back home" when getting in arguments? Indigenous people are the only ones that didn't immigrate.... There's some discussion about Blacksploitation and Kung Fu films and while they were great representation in the media for people of color who had no representation at the time, it also set them up for stereotypes that White Americans cling to and still don't understand. Also about the Colorism (Racism within your own race) that happens and how it's detrimental to equal rights everywhere. Give it a listen as there's a lot of great conversation happening!!