EPISODE 083 | Lived Lessons Learned on Privilege from a Criminal Justice Expert and Ex Cop

Human Amplified

In this powerful episode, Peggy starts out by very intimately and openly detailing a traumatic childhood event that ties into her realization of and reckoning with white privilege and how it's touched every aspect of her journey.

Then, we dive into:

How white privilege kept her out of the foster care system and changed the trajectory of her life

Implicit bias and how it plays out in the justice system

How learning real history would have changed the way she policed as a young street cop in Georgia

And her thoughts for how to reform the justice system

If you’re white, you’ll leave this episode with proof that you can evolve, the knowledge that it’s okay to admit that you’ve had a leg up even in hard times, and inspiration to grow your strength when you need it most in the face of racism and injustices. You’ll also have a better idea of what white privilege is and how you can start addressing it in your own life.

If you’re Black, I’m not sure what you’ll take away from this episode. Perhaps validation, if you need it for healing. Perhaps hope for change if you’re running low on that. But, maybe there are no take aways.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode does come with a trigger warning and especially for our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) listeners. We discuss in detail the topics of what it was like living in the Jim Crow south as a little white girl, a normal atmosphere of overt racism and covert racism, the integrating of public schools, domestic violence, gun violence, abuse, alcoholism, and resulting trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

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