In Part 2 of my conversation with Nicole Johnson, we delve deeper into the carried trauma of racial injustice. Her recounting of the times in which she has faced and survived racial gaslighting and oppression in the workplace is one that many will find both enlightening and sadly familiar. How does one navigate the betrayal of supposed allies? What does it take to get the point of accountability for the spaces and places that invite Black actors in only not to be safe spaces for them? How do we do the work of healing ourselves enough to be a part of the solution? Nicole Johnson, an artist, storyteller, and advocate walks us through her personal experiences with racial trauma, how she's working through her own healing and why her new initiative EDIFY is her commitment to equipping others with the tools to bring equity to all the spaces they inhabit.

About M.O.V.E: In her junior year of high school Nicole Javanna Johnson established Javanna Productions a non-profit 501c3 organization that presents a yearly effort entitled M.O.V.E. (Motivation Opportunity Vision Entertainment). In this effort, members are given the resources, encouragement and platforms needed to creatively raise funds and awareness for social issues and causes. Through M.O.V.E Practical Learning curriculums and artistic production activities, members of all ages participate in civics, artistry and community service in after school, summer programming and week-long traveling intensives year round.

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