New cycle, new book! We decided to read "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee (opens in a new window). This one is a little bit longer (~450 pages); thus, let's meet in early February after we have all read at least the introduction and […]
For the next livestream on The Contraband Wagon (our hundred-and-thirty-eighth Conversation Series event), I'll be speaking to Marlon Weems, former Wall Street trader and current financial guru, mentor, writer, and budding book author! My partner reached out to Marlon after reading some of his awesome works on Substack. Marlon engaged in a prelivestream Zoom meeting with […]
This event is open to a maximum of 15 participants. We will have a round-robin discussion on race where each participant gets a chance to voice a thought about race, pass, or continue from a previous speaker’s thoughts. If you’re looking for a private and safe space to have an honest conversation about race, this event […]
Greetings! I'm thrilled to introduce the next guest on The Contraband Wagon, Justin Grant (our hundred-and-thirty-nineth Conversation Series event). Justin is an Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase and author of the new book "Company Men - A Wellness Guide for Black Men in Corporate America." I was introduced to him through my friend and colleague […]
New cycle, new book! We decided to read "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee (opens in a new window). Let's discuss the whole book :-) although it has ~450 pages, half of them are notes! As before, we will be meeting via Discord.
This event is open to a maximum of 15 participants. We will have a round-robin discussion on race where each participant gets a chance to voice a thought about race, pass, or continue from a previous speaker’s thoughts. If you’re looking for a private and safe space to have an honest conversation about race, this event […]
To give us some more time to digest the book content we decided to postepone the whole discussion for three weeks so we can have more people joining us for a more in-depth discussion! We decided to read "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" by Heather McGhee […]
I'm excited to introduce you to the next guest on The Contraband Wagon (our hundred-and-fortieth Conversation Series event), Ben Vaeth-Levin! I was introduced to Ben through a trusted friend, a dear brother, and a friend of the show. He just knew Ben and I would be aligned in our thinking on the subject of race, and […]
This event is open to a maximum of 15 participants. We will have a round-robin discussion on race where each participant gets a chance to voice a thought about race, pass, or continue from a previous speaker’s thoughts. If you’re looking for a private and safe space to have an honest conversation about race, this event […]
I don't only have conversations about race behind a camera. The conversations I have and the show I do are my way of living antiracism as a value. That's who I am whether the camera is rolling or not. So when this local guest and I had a wonderful connection and conversation about race and […]
