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In this episode Miguel Barker-Valdez shares a frightening experience that happened to him two weeks ago when a white man felt so threatened by Miguel that the man flashed his side arm while in an ATM line. Join Dr. Smith as he chats with Miguel about what happened.
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Dr. Darron Smith and Miguel Barker-Valdez
Dr. Darron Smith
Dr. Darron T. Smith is a faculty member at the University of Memphis in the Department of Sociology. He is frequent political and cultural contributor for Huffington Post on various issues of inequality in the form of racism, classism and other systems of U.S. based oppression. He has also contributed to various forums from Religion Dispatches and ESPN's Outside the Lines to The New York Times and Chicago Tribune op-ed sections. Dr. Smith’s research spans a wide myriad of topics on including healthcare disparities, Religious Studies, Race & Sports, Stress & Mindfulness, Transracial Adoption and the Black Family. His current research focuses on healthcare workforce discrimination involving African American physician assistants. His is the author of, When Race, Religion & Sports Collide: Blacks Athletes at BYU and Beyond, was recently released to critical praise in November 2016.
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Very interesting story about the ATM Miguel. And as always – thought provoking words from Dr. Smith.
Loving the series. I was already thinking about this area and trying to face some of my biases. This series has helped quite a bit.
It’s hard to face these things head on. I feel ya’
It might be easier to look deep in the mirror if I (a) looked better and (b) was more of a narcissist. 🙂