{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Let's Talk: Conversations on Race","title":"Breaking the Silence","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/526b0520\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":733,"description":"This is a  shorter version of a talk I gave at Rochester's Institute of Technology in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  In it, I discuss why we in America are encouraged to remember some events, like 9-11, but we're encouraged to stop talking about other things, like slavery, Jim Crow and current racial issues.  It's crucial for us as a people to remember all of our past, not so that we can become bitter, but so that we can better understand others -- and prevent history from repeating itself.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/d4rXLxeC1I7bKkk0r1a7UG5l6ToX2WOerjPU03iosbk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZmNi/ZWZkYmY2Y2Q5ODc2/ZDBhMDA4YjViZmNi/MzA0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}