In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Brittany Talissa King about race and the wide diversity within this topic. We discuss Brittany's background within the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and her evolution with various thinkers. We discuss her collegial experience with Ta-Nehisi Coates and her journey into exploring other black writers. We talk about why some black writers are embraced by progressive culture and others are not. We discuss the savior complex of white "allyship" and the differences between the civil rights movement and today's movement. We also talk about the use of institutions to create change and many other topics.
Brittany Talissa King is a freelance writer, journalist, and critic. She holds a Master's in Journalism from New York University. She has had her pieces published in The Daily Beast, Tablet, and The Republic. You can find the piece mentioned in this episode here. Twitter: @KingTalissa