By Phil Vischer | Part 1 (18m) | Part 2 (26m)
Published in June and August of 2020
SUMMARY: In part 1 and clocking in at just under 18 minutes VeggieTales creator Phil Vischer discusses some of the systems that were put in place by the American government to harm the black community. In part 2 Vischer answers the four questions he was asked the most. Accessible, easy to follow and highly recommended.
KEY QUOTE: “I am not here to tell you what the right solutions are because I don’t know. I am just here to ask you to do just one thing. It is the thing that begins the journey to every solution, for every problem What am I asking you to do? Care.”
BONUS: The Holy Post has published a transcript with citations from part 1.
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