Episode 19: Kyle Williams of A Long Talk About the Uncomfortable Truth

Published: Sept. 30, 2020, 10:20 p.m.

Kyle joined us to talk about his basketball roots, going from AAU dad to grassroots coordinator, details how A Long Talk got started, and talks candidly about what we can do on macro and micro levels to address the racial injustices happening every day.
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Please take the time to connect  @ALongTalk2020 Facebook/Twitter/Instagram, as well as Kyle's personal page @kylewilliamsD2i

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1:20 Basketball roots 

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4:15 Growing up on the sidelines 

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9:45 AAU dad to grassroots coordinator 

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13:00 Sidwell Basketball 

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15:30 DC Protest leading to A Long Talk 

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18:45 Components of ALT 

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21:50 Misinformation

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25:00 Disengaging for unproductive conversations 

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26:25 Ideologies broken down in ALT 

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28:42 Takeaway I want them to be on the right side of history clip 

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30:30 College campus outreach 

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36:30 Call to action for "allies" 

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39:20 Upcoming calls and Social Media  (@ALongTalk2020 Facebook/Twitter/Instagram)

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