Authors Of New Book Say People In Boulder Need To Learn How To Talk About Racism

The Black Lives Matters demonstrations that erupted nationwide in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020 did more than occupy space on the streets. They created a discourse and a reckoning that forced people in the U.S. to at least acknowledge systemic inequalities and the structures that enforce them.

Some of these conversations have been public, others have been one-on-one. Others have been in books. One of those books is the newly-released Courageous Discomfort: How to Have Important, Brave, Life-Changing Conversations about Race and Racism.

Host, Hannah Stewart spoke with co-authors, Shanterra McBride and Rosalind Wiseman. Shanterra is the founder of MARVELOUS UNIVERSITY and author of Love Your Jiggle: The Girls’ Guide to Being Marvelous and Rosalind is most known for Queen Bees and Wannabees, which was the source material for the film Mean Girls.

Authors Of New Book Say People In Boulder Need To Learn How To Talk About Racism Alexis Kenyon

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Alexis Kenyon

Alexis Kenyon is an experienced radio reporter with more than 15 years of experience creating compelling, sound-rich radio stories for news outlets across the country. Kenyon has master's degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism in radio broadcast and photojournalism. She has worked in KGNU's news department since 2021 as a reporter, editor, and daily news producer. In all her work, she strives to produce thought-provoking, trustworthy journalism that makes other people's stories feel personal. In addition to audio production, Kenyon runs KGNU's news internship program and oversees the department's digital engagement.