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MAY COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
TUESDAYS 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST | PART 1: MAY 7 | PART 2: MAY 14
A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth is an anti-racism activation experience. If you believe that a good conversation is what this country really needs, register for our next Community Conversation.
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JUNE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
WEDNESDAYS 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST | PART 1: JUNE 12 | PART 2: JUNE 19
A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth is an anti-racism activation experience. If you believe that a good conversation is what this country really needs, register for our next Community Conversation.
If you have friends, family or colleagues who need to hear about the work that we are doing, share this next opportunity to join our next community conversation.
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JULY COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
THURSDAYS 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST | PART 1: JULY 11 | PART 2: JULY 18
A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth is an anti-racism activation experience. If you believe that a good conversation is what this country really needs, register for our next Community Conversation.
If you have friends, family or colleagues who need to hear about the work that we are doing, share this next opportunity to join our next community conversation.
PAST EVENTS
LTA… D.E.I. Under Attack!
Let's Talk About ... D.E.I. Under Attack!
Throughout US history, progress has always been met with backlash. The latest culture war topic is the DEI industry.
Join A Long Talk founder Kyle Williams for a one-hour lunchtime discussion about the role we play on the frontlines as anti-racists.
Movie Mixer: Rustin
MOVIE MIXER SERIES: RUSTIN
Tune into Netflix to learn the story of Bayard Rustin. Mr. Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicates his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights and worldwide democracy. However, as an openly gay Black man, he is all but erased from the civil rights movement he helped build.
Join A Long Talk founder, Kyle Williams, along with members of the A Long Talk community as we discuss the significance of Mr. Rustin’s historical contributions and their relevance today in regards to the continued movement towards equality and justice in America.
Let's Talk About ... The Wrongful Conviction of the Ronnie Long Case
Let's Talk About ... The Wrongful Conviction of the Ronnie Long Case
Join our President, Kamal Carter and Jamie T. Lau, Duke Law Professor; Supervising Attorney Wrongful Convictions Clinic, Deputy Director, Center for Criminal Justice Professional Responsibility.
Register for our lunchtime conversation (tomorrow 12 noon EST) below.
It’s free and open to our community. We had to cap it at 50 people. Currently there are 13 slots remaining.
Let’s Talk About… WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST
EMERGENCY CONVERSATION
Join our Chief Empowerment Officer, Kyle Williams, along with members of the A Long Talk community, as we discuss the current events, along with the long history of conflict that is unfolding in the Middle East.
Movie Mixer: Attica
Join our CEO, Kyle Williams for this noontime conversation.
To watch the movie before the discussion, it is available on Paramount Plus, SHOWTIME, and Hulu.
This unnervingly vivid dive into the 1971 uprising from Emmy® winning director Stanley Nelson sheds new light on the enduring violence and racism of the prison system and highlights the urgent, ongoing need for reform 50 years later.
Let’s Talk About… Affirmative Action
Getting Nervous Yet?
Roe v Wade, affirmative action, backtracking LGBTQ+ rights, accusations of widespread corruption amongst justices...what’s next??
Join Kyle and the A Long Talk community for an open, honest conversation about what the present has brought us and what the future holds with this “SCOTUS for life.”
August CPR Protocol Practice
Meet up with other members of the A Long Talk Community to take a deep dive into mastering the skills and persona needed to become an expert practitioner of the CPR Protocol. Led by A Long Talk Creator Kyle Williams, this 60-minute session will feature real-life scenarios, role plays, reflections and Q&A.
June CPR Protocol Practice
Meet up with other members of the A Long Talk Community to take a deep dive into mastering the skills and persona needed to become an expert practitioner of the CPR Protocol. Led by A Long Talk Creator Kyle Williams, this 60-minute session will feature real-life scenarios, role plays, reflections and Q&A.
"LET'S TALK ABOUT…" The War on Ignorance
Join our CEO, Kyle Williams, as he lays out the road ahead for A Long Talk's War On Ignorance. Over the last 3 years, we have brought the fight to "educate to end hate" to over 12,000 individuals in over local, regional, and national 100 organizations. With the launch of our new K-12 education division, we are primed for battle at the forefront and on the frontlines of white supremacy. Learn more about the mission and find out what you can do to plant your flag and be a voice and a force for change!
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." Disparities in Sports Medicine
Join A Long Talk President, Kamal Carter as he welcomes two powerful leaders in the field of sports medicine, Dr. Carly Day & Dr. Cleo Stafford II, as they discuss some of the pressing issues faced by the industry today due to its historic lack of disparity.
CPR Protocol Practice
Meet up with other members of the A Long Talk Community to take a deep dive into mastering the skills and persona needed to become an expert practitioner of the CPR Protocol. Led by A Long Talk Creator Kyle Williams, this 60-minute session will feature real-life scenarios, role plays, reflections and Q&A.
Movie Mixer Series: Fight the Power
Join A Long Talk creator, Kyle Williams, on the 26th for an insightful look into the impact Hip Hop has had on the last two generations of activists and revolutionaries in America.
It will be easier to access the documentary if you view it HERE.
CPR Protocol
“We talkin' bout practice…!!” (Allen Iverson voice)
Meet up with other members of the A Long Talk Community to take a deep dive into mastering the skills and persona needed to become an expert practitioner of the CPR Protocol. Led by A Long Talk Creator Kyle Williams, this 60-minute session will feature real-life scenarios, role plays, reflections and Q&A.
No matter where you are on your journey this investment is guaranteed to take you to another level as an activated anti-racist.
Even if you are unable to attend live, by registering you will automatically receive a link to the recording for use as a personal resource.
Pillars of Change Monthly Meeting
Join us for the next session of our monthly Pillars of Change meetings.
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." Democracy in Danger!
Democracy in Danger!! The Tennessee Two Step! Are you getting nervous yet? We’re going to keep asking this question until enough people become nervous, or angry, or just plain inspired to realize and recognize that our democracy is in danger. With the actions of legislators in Tennessee we have seen the dramatic impact of years of gerrymandering leading to hundreds of thousands of citizens disenfranchised through a mockery of expulsions. This is America in 2023.
Join A Long Talk creator, Kyle Williams, for a candid conversation about where history teaches us that this is heading.
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." One Shining Moment
9.9 million people tuned in to watch an amazing display of good old fashioned American racism, and instead ended up with a heavy dose of sexism in the aftermath. Let’s talk about it with A Long Talk creator, Kyle Williams.
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." 50 years of Hip Hop: America's Native Tongue
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." 50 years of Hip Hop: America's Native Tongue
Hip hop is a cultural and artistic movement that was created by African Americans, Latino Americans and Caribbean Americans in the Bronx, New York City. Hip hop culture is characterized by four key elements: rapping, DJing and turntablism, breakdancing, and graffiti. The fifth element is “knowledge of self”. In that spirit, Hip Hop has always been a voice of resistance. Join A Long Talk creator, Kyle Williams, along with Global Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador & Peabody award winning recording artist, Gabriel “Asheru” Benn, as they break down the role that Hip Hop has played in the current social justice and liberation movement in America. (Note: We’ve added a special repeat performance at noon and at 8 pm.)
CPR Protocol Practice
“We talkin' bout practice…!!” (Allen Iverson voice)
Meet up with other members of the A Long Talk Community to take a deep dive into mastering the skills and persona needed to become an expert practitioner of the CPR Protocol. Led by A Long Talk Creator Kyle Williams, this 60-minute session will feature real-life scenarios, role plays, reflections and Q&A.
No matter where you are on your journey this investment is guaranteed to take you to another level as an activated anti-racist.
Even if you are unable to attend live, by registering you will automatically receive a link to the recording for use as a personal resource.
Movie Mixer Series - The 1619 Project
Episode 1 Discussion: February 27th 12:00-1:00 pm EST
Join us for the discussion . Hulu Original Docuseries ‘The 1619 Project’ From Lionsgate And Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones To Premiere Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. The limited series will debut with the first two episodes streaming exclusively on Hulu, with two additional episodes released every Thursday.
Streaming Exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in All Other Territories Today, Disney’s Onyx Collective announced a Jan. 26 premiere date for Hulu’s upcoming six-part limited docu-series “The 1619 Project,” an expansion of “The 1619 Project” created by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine.
Click Here to view the trailer.
Movie Mixer: “Till”
Join us for the discussion. Till is a 2022 American biographical drama film directed by Chinonye Chukwu and written by Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, and Chukwu, and produced by Beauchamp, Reilly, and Whoopi Goldberg. It is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Bradley, who became an educator and activist in the Civil Rights Movement after the murder of her 14-year-old son Emmett in 1955. Emmett, was beaten severely, shot dead then thrown into the Tallahatchie River with a 75 lb. cotton gin fan tied around his neck with barbed wire by white supremacists for whistling at a white woman, while visiting his cousins in Money, Mississippi. Mamie Till insisted that the casket containing her son's brutalized body be left open to show the nation what they had done to him. The film is told entirely from her perspective.
Emmett Till's murder is heard, but not shown in the film.
Where to Watch before the discussion: “Till” is available to rent on Google Play Movies and YouTube online.
Click Here to view the trailer.
“Let’s Talk About…” Black History Month
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." Black History Month
Let’s talk about the origin and narratives around black history month.
Recent events have once again brought the nation’s most uncomfortable conversation into the spotlight. Join Kyle and the A Long Talk team as we take a deeper dive into what we can all learn from this latest public lesson on the importance of anti-racism.
CPR Protocol Practice
“We talkin' bout Practice…!!” -Alan Iverson’s voice-
Meet up with other members of the A Long Talk Community to take a deep dive in mastering the skills and persona needed to become an expert practitioner of the CPR Protocol. Led by A Long Talk Creator Kyle Williams this 60-minute session will feature real-life scenarios, role plays, reflections and Q&A.
No matter where you are on your journey this investment is guaranteed to take you to another level as an activated anti-racist.
Even if you are unable to attend Live, by registering you will automatically receive a link to the recording for use as a personal resource.
"State of the Mission" and the future of the growing anti-racism movement in America
Join the creator of A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth, Kyle Williams, for a 90-minute open discussion about the "State of the Mission" and the future of the growing anti-racism movement in America. On Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 8:00 pm EST, we will host our first Pillars Of Change meetup of the year. Spend an hour with us to learn more about what you can do right now to become a Pillar Of Change in your home, workspace, and community. Meet people from all over the country who have become filled with a renewed sense of hope and direction, and feel empowered to do the work together to eradicate racism and create a counterculture of conversation. Register for your "front-row seat" with the founder to hear about the exciting updates to our community and the new opportunities which lie ahead. Only you and I can end racism. Together, we can!
"Let's Talk About..." Home For the Holidays
"LET'S TALK ABOUT..." Home for the Holidays as we bring in the holiday cheer with a pep talk and a "prep" talk around having everyone home for the holidays.
"Let's Talk About..." Election Day in the United States!
Let’s talk about Election Day in the United States!
Recent events have once again brought the nation’s most uncomfortable conversation into the spotlight. Join Kyle and the A Long Talk team as we take a deeper dive into what we can all learn from this latest public lesson on the importance of anti-racism.
OCTOBER'S BOOK BOUNCE Discussion: W. Kamau Bell's and Kate Schatz's "Do the Work"
OCTOBER'S BOOK BOUNCE Discussion: W. Kamau Bell's and Kate Schatz's "Do the Work".
"Let's Talk About..." Herschel, Kanye, Tuberville
Let’s talk about Herschel, Kanye, Tuberville.
Recent events have once again brought the nation’s most uncomfortable conversation into the spotlight. Join Kyle and the A Long Talk team as we take a deeper dive into what we can all learn from this latest public lesson on the importance of anti-racism.
Movie Mixer: “13th”
Titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, adopted in 1865, which abolished slavery throughout the United States and ended involuntary servitude except as a punishment for conviction of a crime.
"Let's Talk About..." What happened at the game?"
A Long Talk About The Uncomfortable Truth hosts a monthly informal lunchtime chat with Kyle Williams, CEO, and Founder of A Long Talk.