In this episode Vince Fakhoury Horn is joined in dialogue with journalist, educator, & scholar Greg Thomas to meditate together on race. Greg’s work is informed by Integral Theory, the philosophies of Albert Murray and Ralph Ellison, and draws upon the rich history of the African American experience and Jazz. In this dialogue, Greg shares his reflections on race, from an integral perspective, exploring the potential for liberation–especially from racial ignorance & animus–on personal, cultural, & institutional levels.Memorable Quotes“Race is just one more tool of the ego to separate and to create structures–whether it’s subjective, inter-subjective or objective structures–to separate, divide and categorize.” - Greg Thomas“They have planted and we ate. We plant and others will eat.” - Siddho Ahmad Fakhoury, Vince’s Great-Grandfather on planting olive treesEpisode Notes:? Greg Thomas’s Online Portfolio? The Jazz Leadership Project? Greg Thomas @ Integral Life? Integral Life? Diane Musho Hamilton? Anthony Appiah? Danielle Allen @ Twitter? Ralph Ellison? “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem? “Turning the Wheel: Essays on Buddhism and Writing” by Charles Johnson? Bell Hooks? Essentialism? “Mindful of Race” by Ruth King? Jazz vs. Racism by Greg Thomas? “The Ethics of Identity” by Kwame Anthony Appiah