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Intersections with Phil Allen, Jr.\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\nEpisode: 026 \u201cThe Call For White Allyship\u201d\n\nAirdate: April 12, 2021\nLength: 1:07:45\nGuests: Sarah Dornbos\nThis week\u2019s guest Sarah Dornbos takes us on a ride down the rode of what it takes and why it\u2019s necessary for white people, especially white Christians to be allies in the fight against racism. She begins with transparently sharing her experience growing up as not having much interaction at all with people of color in her all-white community in Michigan to the series of experiences being immersed in various communities of color (Indigenous, Latinx, African, and Haitian). She confesses, \u201cI didn\u2019t know what I didn\u2019t know!\u201d when considering the history and reality of the impact of racism and whiteness on not only her life, but all lives in the US. She is secure in who she is as a woman of Dutch background, a Christian and an American and she has done the work to disentangle her identity from the construction of the racial code, \u201cwhite.\u201d\nWith thoughtful criticism she unpacks what hinders white people from engaging the cause of racial justice. She offers something for white Christians to reflect on, \u201cA gospel without action is an unfaithful gospel.\u201d She drops pearls like these and much more in this episode. But she doesn\u2019t just offer critique, but encouragement, particularly for our white brothers and sisters who are engaged in the cause or not, to get in and stay in \u201cthe game.\u201d Listen to this episode carefully and reflect on her wisdom.\nBe on the lookout for the documentary short film Expedition Ayiti directed by Richard Serrao that features Sarah. You can follow Sarah on IG @sarahdornbos or you can follow her on Facebook.\n____________\nPhil Allen, Jr (http://www.philallenjr.com). is a Los Angeles-based pastor, social justice activist, filmmaker and author. Allen\u2019s book Open Wounds explores the murder of Nate Allen\u2014Phil Allen\u2019s grandfather\u2014in the Jim Crow era of South Carolina and how that traumatic event resonated through generations of his family. Open Wounds \u2013 which is based on the Allen-produced documentary (http://www.openwoundsdoc.com) of the same name \u2013 was published on February 9, 2021. Allen is a Ph.D. student studying Christian ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA.