A study reported by the Washington Post and conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute found that for every 100 friends, a white American had 91 who were white. By comparison, the average black American had eight white friends and 83 black friends.
So what’s the deal here? Why are Americans sticking to their racial groups, and how can we change that? In this episode, Alechia and Dani talk about the importance of mixing your friendships across racial lines. Find out when they started to intentionally diversify their friendships and how doing so has benefited both their personal and business lives. From personal friendships to business relationships, learn why you need friendships that are not just beyond racial lines but beyond borders as well!
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KEY POINTS / MAIN TAKEAWAYS:
QUOTABLES:
“But that is a very real burden. To feel as though you have to be sure that you don't embarrass your race.”
“If one friend is always in the role of teacher and the other is always in the role of learner, then the friendship is lacking reciprocity.”
PRODUCTS / RESOURCES MENTIONED:
Why We Need More Close Interracial Friendships (And Why We're Bad At Them) by Brittany
Wong - read it here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/close-interraacial-friendships_l_5f5122c8c5b6946f3eaed704
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Just wow! I’ve listened to every episode and each one has helped me in some way. I’m really clear on what it is I want and what it is I need now.
I absolutely love this show. The topics are very thought provoking and inspiring. After each episode I walked away with a deep question to self-examine and make an effort to do the work. Keep shining ladies. I am so proud 😌👑❤️
I loved Dani views of this topic because I grew up in church also , but as an adult I figured out for myself that we truly should have a relationship with God and I listen to Mike Todd a preacher from Tulsa and he also states same thing. Belief and relationship with God doesn’t require rituals or any of that. I don’t let anything that I’ve seen in the church sway me from my belief in God. I believe in God not man or a religion. God does want us to fellowship with others but God is everywhere! I turn on my worship music all the time at home, in the car etc. it doesn’t require us to be in church because we can have church anywhere
I absolutely love how open & frank the conversations are!! “REAL, RAW & RADICAL”Y’all keeps it 💯 & I love that bc people are able to relate (they see themselves in these real life situations that you guys are bringing to light) the conversations are are L🔥T!! L🔥T!!!! y’all & I definitely appreciate them!! Keep up the amazing job @alechiareese & @missdanifoster🙌🏽🙌🏽
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