VIEWPOINTS | Listening to the Presidential Leadership Scholars

Black Presidential Leadership Scholars are lending their voices to a number of publications to provide perspective into the racial divide in this country. Read a sampling of their insights in articles by Chike Aguh, Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, Shareefah Mason, and Byron Sanders.

RESOURCES | Challenging Us to Action

The Bush Center staff and our leadership program participants, like the Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program scholars, are exchanging resources around the issues of equality, bias, privilege, and racism. Two of the podcasts that have been recommended are Confessions of a Native Son and Unlocking Us with Brenè Brown. As we continue to compile and expand our lists, we’ll share more with you. We hope you’ll send us your recommendations, too.
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THE CATALYST | Is America's Democracy Really Working for All?

Protecting democracy requires a commitment to ensuring all Americans are receiving equal benefits and opportunities. Presidential Leadership Scholars Isabel González Whitaker, Chequan Lewis, and Tina Tran share their views on how well our democracy is working, and how the differences are particularly acute among people of color.
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THE CATALYST & STRATEGERIST | Faith, Guidance, and Unity

Pastors Bryan Carter and Jeff Warren have been working together to bridge community gaps since the 2014 rise in racial tension across the nation. They recently discussed this, along with the COVID-19 crisis, with the Bush Center’s Rhonda Houston in The Catalyst. Next week, the three will join The Strategerist podcast to continue the discussion on race and equality in our communities.
View the discussion in The Catalyst