Monday, March 25, 2019: Jennifer Eberhardt Racial Bias; Anasuya Sengupta, Inequality on the Web

In the first part of our show produced by Safi wa Nairobi, we listen to excerpts of a talk by Jennifer Eberhardt about the dangers and effect of implicit racial bias in policing, which is inherently unintentional yet more pervasive than explicit bias but equally deadly.  Dr. Jennifer Eberhardt, one of the world’s leading experts on unconscious racial bias and the author of Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See,Think, and Do will also be speaking at the JCC of SF on April 1st at 7pm. 

And in the second half of the show we look at sexual and racial bias in the internet. Today, nearly half the world is online. Nearly 75% of this half comprises the people of the global south. Women are 45% of online users. Yet, the digital footprint of women and girls, reflecting real world iniquities, is tiny.  More than 80 percent of the content produced on Wikipedia is written by 20% of people based in the global north. 1 in 10 Wikipedia editors is a woman.

Anasuya Sengupta

Recently a small fierce group of feminist geeks at "Whose Knowledge" came along and have been working hard to change these stark statistical realities Wikipedia entry by Wikipedia entry, one digital step at a time. "Whose Knowledge" is a global campaign to center the knowledge of the marginalized communities to create a truly inclusive internet. Preeti Shakar and Lisa Dettmer talk to co-director of "Whose Knowledge", Anasuya Sengupta, to discuss the work they are doing to decolonize the web.

Click here to listen to the show. 59:50 min

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Monday, April 16, 2018: Jovelyn Richards hosts The Space Between Us

Jovelyn Richards host of Women's Magazine: The Space Between Us talks with Dr. Charlene M. Brown.  Dr. Brown reveals her research title: FILLING THE GAP: HOW BLACK ADOLESCENT GIRLS DEFINE THEIR IDENTITIES USING A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY APPROACH. Dr. Brown asks Black girls/women how they feel about themselves in terms of class, color, and personal stories. For more information or to get in touch with Dr. Brown you can email her at CharleneBrownM@gmail.com.

Milka Rose, an African American Student and her high school mentor Kimberly Turner also join the conversation. Listen to the voices of young women moving off into the world.

The Space Between Us airs the third Monday of each month at 1 PM. It is a live, call-in show.

Click here to listen to the entire show. 59:50 min

Monday, September 25, 2017: Dr. Tara Brach

Radical Self Acceptance

Dr. Tara Brach presents her teachings on Radical Self-acceptance; A Buddhist Guide to Freeing Yourself from Shame. This show contains excerpts from a 3 CD set that you can have for a donation of $120.

One of the deepest expressions of suffering is self aversion, a part of what Tara Brach calls the "the trance of unworthiness." Drawing on the wisdom of Buddhist teachings, illustrative stories and the transformative power of meditation, Tara guides us in healing the shame and fear that bind our hearts.


Click here to hear excerpts from her talk on today's show. 59:50 min (note: this show was originally aired in May, 2015)

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