Episode 52: Anthony Grimes (Fairwinds)

Authority Issues

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Anthony talk about:

• Feeling late to the Black Lives Matter movement and going to Ferguson
• Learning to lead national campaigns for peace
• Realizing communication is about storytelling
• Being seen, being heard, what it means to win
• The need to inspire vision as a leader
• Optimism vs hope
• Finding affirmation in current events while still taking the long view
• Managing frustrations and engaging in self-care
• The idea of being "well-adjusted to injustice"
• Meeting Cornel West (!) and mentorship from Dr. Vincent Harding (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Harding)
• The need to question authority, who benefits from it
• Redefining profit to include greater context
• Hope in future generations voting with their career choices
• Leading "with" vs "over"
• The joy of asking a ton of questions :)
• What white people can do to join the movement and show support:
  • Get off the fence
  • Don't jump in unschooled, but don't wait until you think you know everything either
  • Don't assume your help will fix everything
  • Get used to being uncomfortable, exercise those muscles, grow
  • Don't let this moment pass you by
• That Anthony's movie (https://www.anthonygrimes.com/mr-somebody-watts-la) was chosen for the Tribeca Film Festival!
• Missing going out and dancing, traveling

You can find Anthony at his website (https://www.anthonygrimes.com), and on most social media as @antbuilder

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3