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Breaking the Silence - with Athlete/Media Creator Norris Frederick (Ep 12)

Episode Summary

Jon and Bryan speak with social media creator Norris Frederick about the George Floyd protests and the experiences that led him to make his video "Breaking the Silence".

Episode Notes

Norris Frederick--Olympic long jumper, social media creator, and public speaker--joins us to discuss the experience of being a black man in America today. Norris recounts his personal experiences of racism from his childhood to today, discusses why we are having this moment now, and what he expects to come from it in the future. And he refuses to sugar coat it for us.

Recorded June 3, 2020.

Reference Links:

Norris Frederick: Breaking the Silence - Instagram Video

Justin Hunt: I'm Just So Tired - Instagram Video

Campaign Zero: Aiming to end police violence in America - Website

8 Can't Wait: The 8 policies that could reduce police violence by 72% - Campaign homepage

Guest:

Norris Frederick - Website, @norrisfrederick

Hosts:

Bryan Green, Go Be More Blog

Jon Rankin, @chasejonrankin, Go Be More

Links:

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