How do we live together when we profoundly disagree?
Scholar and attorney john a. powell shares how a childhood marked by rupture inspired a life dedicated to building bridges.
Voices of Interfaith America · john a. powell, Interfaith America, Silma Suba, Monique Parsons, Manny Faces, Eboo Patel, Keisha TK Dutes, Philo's Future Media, Neil Agarwal
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Show Notes
john a. powell holds the Robert D. Haas Chancellor’s Chair in Equity and Inclusion; is a Professor of Law, African American Studies, and Ethnic Studies; and leads the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley. He tells Eboo why “bridging,” building connections with others, is the crucial, hard work of our time.
john a. powell (who spells his name in lowercase in the belief that we should be "part of the universe, not over it, as capitals signify") is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of civil rights, civil liberties, structural racism, housing, poverty, and democracy. He is the Director of the Othering & Belonging Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, and appears regularly in major media to offer expert insights on a host of issues.