At the time of this recording, it’s been two and a half years since the murder of George Floyd. As we kick off Black History Month in February, it feels relevant and timely to look back and to see what progress has been made since his death.
We believe one of the ways we continue to create a more just society is to ensure all citizens are provided the same rights, protections, pursuit of happiness and justice that are still important to us...and to keep having the hard conversations about it.
We also want to look at what opportunities still lie ahead. Each of us has something to offer moving forward, and, as Maya Angelou said, “When we know better, we should do better!”
How are you doing with our #MOVE365 initiative? Comment below and then share your efforts and successes on social media and tag us @respectcircles in your post. We’ll share your posts in our stories and may even give away some prizes as we kick off the year with #MOVE365!
And as we’ve been doing the last few months, we’re excited to share our latest nominees for our new Models of Respect segment, highlighting people in the world that are living and demonstrating our Respect Circles values. If you have someone in mind that you’d like to nominate and have featured on a future episode, please let us know!
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In this episode you’ll hear:
- An update on how we’re doing with the #MOVE365 Challenge [1:28]
- What Black History Month means to AJ [3:45]
- Our thoughts on the recent events with the Florida governor trying to ban all studies of AP African American history [5:46]
- The meaning of Black History Month for Stephanie [8:31]
- Some of the positive c
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