Rhonda Magee - Learning To See Our Racial Biases

Law professor and mindfulness instructor Rhonda Magee says that we may have chased racism from the public square, but its recent resurgence shows that we failed to address its root cause—our own racial biases. Magee sits down with Tricycle Editor and Publisher James Shaheen to discuss her book The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness and how she goes about creating spaces for conversations that are often difficult to have.

Reviews

Amazing discussion thanks so much for the opportunity to learn and question racial biases within my own world view, will absolutely be buying the book. And what an amazing presence on the part of Rhonda, really appreciated your opinions and outlook.

This was great! Thank you so much!

Thank you for offering a fresh perspective on privilege and for reminding us to pause and be present and open even in emotionally charged and painful moments.

I learned so much from listening to this talk and will be returning to it again to dig even deeper.

Really excellent interview with an eloquent, hopeful, intelligent woman. Thank you.

Ps. Would have been so much less jarring if the ad was at the end not slap bang in the middle.

Spectacular, insightful, compassionate. Highly recommended. Thank you, thank you.

An enlightening talk & I love the phrasing “a poverty of imagination” as a description of so many approaches to this issue by those in positions of power.

Just what I needed to hear right now. Thank you 🙏

Very timely, I will definitely read your book.

An excellent thoughtful & timely discourse. I definitely plan to purchase her book to dig deeper into my own subtle & overt biases. Thank you for this offering.

Loved it! Thank you 💙🙏🏻💙

Really appreciate the emphasis on mindfulness as a tool towards making progress on the deep issue of racism - there’s never been a more important time to seek creative ways to address it. I look forward to learning more in the book. Thank you for sharing your wisdom in such a compassionate way.

Rhonda speaks about this tough issue with such compassion. I’m inspired to read her book.

Wonderful, proactive, caring insights from a truly inspiring teacher.

A wonderful conversation about how we can work with ourselves to see our own biases in order to grow and create change in our communities.

Thank you for you time and vision.

Deep gratitude for your wisdom and compassion.

Wonderful talk and explanation of racism in our country.

Yes (pause)....yes (pause).....and yes again! (long pause......)
Wisdom grown from within the work. Namaste 🙏🏻

Such a thought provoking, wonderful interview. Difficult issues were spoken about in such a calming but enlightening way. Thank you