Episode 43: A Conversation about Racism with LaTasha Watts
June 9, 2020
Episode 43: A Conversation about Racism with LaTasha Watts
In this episode, Rob and Dana welcome LaTasha Watts, founder of The Purple Project, back to the podcast. LaTasha grew up in foster care and now hosts an annual conference for former youth in foster care. She is also and advocate for children in foster care. This week we wanted to shift focus to the larger issue facing our country right now – systemic racism and injustice. LaTasha talks about how she and her family have experienced racism and how she believes we can work towards making a change. Rob also shares some of the instances in which he’s had to deal with racism as a father of four black children.
To learn more about LaTasha and The Purple Project, please listen to Episode 20.
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