Episode 3:05: Strategies of Survival

Don and Amy discuss the Strategies of Disconnection, a key concept in Relational-Cultural Theory about the practice of hiding parts of yourself in order to maintain relationships. Amy also talks with Don about some recent news items that land on the Racism Radar—including a Southern Baptist pastor and Bloomington's new Racial Equity Task Force—and makes a pitch to listen to the New York Times serial podcast about schools, Nice White Parents, hosted by Chana Joffe-Walt.

Additional resources:

• "Bedford Man Arrested After Hiding Missing Juvenile" (WBIW, February 2, 2021)
  http://www.wbiw.com/2021/02/02/bedford-man-arrested-after-hiding-missing-juvenile/ 
• "City of Bloomington seeks applications for resident-led Racial Equity Task Force" (Indiana Daily Student, by Christina Avery, January 27, 2021)
  https://www.idsnews.com/article/2021/01/bloomington-racial-equity-task-force 
• "Racial Equity Task Force Application to Serve" (City of Bloomington)
  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddYYYYVu8DAhIY2g9oXcb7O1hJq9NGt7ww47Tl53mrEybJHQ/viewform 
• Nice White Parents podcast (Serial Productions)
  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nice-white-parents/id1524080195 
• "IU environmental project to begin at former shooting ranges" (IU News Room, June 12, 2003)
  https://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/1005.html 
• "How I-65/70 shattered Black neighborhoods" (Indianapolis Recorder, December 27, 2018)
  https://indianapolisrecorder.com/c57d7e9c-09e4-11e9-b276-83369364ae4e/ 
• Catalog of Terms (International Center for Growth and Connection)
  https://www.growthinconnection.org/catalog-of-terms-index 
• "Justin Bieber & benny blanco - Lonely (Official Music Video)" (YouTube, by Justin Bieber, October 16, 2020)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOO2xGQ1Pc 
• "Arlington pastor Dwight McKissic receives racist letter after leaving Southern Baptists of Texas Convention" (The Dallas Morning News, by Brandi Addison, February 3, 2021)
  https://www.dallasnews.com/news/faith/2021/02/03/arlington-pastor-dwight-mckissic-receives-racist-letter-after-leaving-southern-baptists-of-texas-convention/

Special thanks to BCC interns, Rylie Cook and Constance Johnson, for helping with research for this episode.

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