In this episode, Kiesha Garrison is in conversation with Zerandrian Morris, the Owner/Principal Strategist of The Ignant Intellectual Group LLC, a NYC-headquartered consulting and strategy social enterprise that guides organizations and companies through the process of transforming themselves into anti-racist places of business. Zerandrian shares stories from her life as well as thoughts on the ways that White Supremacy robs us of our imaginations.
Living a life that doesn't center Whiteness is bold and requires intentionality and imagination. Zerandrian Morris joins Kiesha on this episode to talk about turning points in her life that led her to imagine what's possible and listen to spirit instead of following oppressive social conditioning. She also shares about the powerful work she does with her organization The Ignant Intellectual Group, LLC. They also discuss getting comfortable with the "both/and" aspect of dynamic parts of life as well as the importance of dreaming and how White Supremacy robs us of imagination and steals our innate ability to see past our present moment.
About Zerandrian:
Zerandrian Morris (a/k/a ‘The Ignant Intellectual’) is a capital 'B' Black non-binary transmasculine girl-identified person born & raised in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans currently living in Washington DC. Zerandrian is a 2001 graduate of THEE Spelman College. Zerandrian is a social impact strategist who spends time creating paradigm-shifting experiences for companies, institutions, organizations, & individuals around topics like anti-racism, anti-Blackness, and racial equity. Zerandrian is also an Epidemiologist/Biostatistician & Owner/Principal Strategist of The Ignant Intellectual Group LLC, a NYC-headquartered consulting and strategy social enterprise that guides organizations and companies through the process of transforming themselves into anti-racist places of business.
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