Feb 17, 2020
#63: A Great Man creates environments where he and those he cares about can thrive.
This means diving into the uncomfortable conversations about race.
Our guide for this conversation is the witty, hilarious and (refreshingly) politically incorrect Bea Arthur.
Bea is an accomplished entrepreneur, psychotherapist and mental health champion who’s also really patient with white people fumbling around with issues of race.
In This Episode
- Bea guides us in a straightforward conversation about how white men can become more intelligent about race issues.
- Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about race – particularly in the presence of black people – without getting defensive.
- How to approach conversations about race,
- How you may be using racially coded language and outdated language
- We’ll touch on white privilege
- A list of books and documentaries to educate and broaden your perspective on race
Who is Bea Arthur?
She holds the honor of being the first African American female founder in Y Combinator, a seed funding accelerator for startups that’s been used to launch companies like Airbnb, DoorDash and Dropbox. Based on admission rates, its easier to get into Harvard than it is to be accepted by Y Combinator
Bea is a Columbia University trained psychotherapist who served time as a New York City social worker…
Her third company, The Difference, provides on-demand access to therapy as Amazon's first mental health Alexa Skill.
Books
White Fragility by Robin
Diangelo
The New Jim Crow by Michelle
Alexander
So You Want to Talk About Race
by Ijeoma Oluo
Thick: And Other Essays by
Tressie McMillan Cottom
Connect with Bea Arthur
Bea’s Company: https://thedifference.co
Bea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbarthur
Bea on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beaarthur