Real Talk with Tamera Episode 30: “It’s not about comfort. It’s about growth.” A talk about anti-racism with Monique Melton

Whew. What a week in Black America. What this week and really any week reminds me of a quote from Will Smith “Racism never went away, it’s simply being recorded.” 

The reality is as a nation cannot move forward we cannot truly heal until racist systems + white supremacy is dismantled.

Today is a special episode with Monique Melton, a friend and amazing woman who is an anti-racism educator…..

We discussed so many things within this 60 minute episode. Topics touched included the practice of anti-racism, the assumptions around participating in this work, how anti-blackness materializes in our own communities, self care + what that looks like and how white women can begin using their privilege to begin dismantling oppressive systems especially in the digital space. 

Here is a little bit more about Monique

Monique Melton is an anti-racism educator, published author, international speaker, and host of the Shine Brighter Together podcast. She is also the founder of Shine Brighter Together, which is a community dedicated to healthy relationships & diverse unity.

She travels the world speaking at conferences and events on topics related to anti-racism, personal growth, diversity, and relationships. She’s been published in magazines, featured in blogs and podcasts, and has touched the lives of people all over the world.

She is a natural big-bold dreamer and a deeply rooted woman of faith.

She is a proud Navy wife to her high-school sweetheart, and she is a loving mother to two little ones.

She has a BA in social science with an emphasis in sociology & psychology and two years of graduate school education in Clinical Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. 

She believes it's not all about your comfort, but it's about your growth.

I hope this episode brings about healing, awareness + change within all who hear it. 

Let’s get into this episode.