Confronting The Divide Between Black and Asian Americans │ RedTableTalk.com

May 25

Written By C Dang.

“Deeply rooted tensions between Black and Asian American communities have existed for years yet are rarely discussed. What led to this friction, and how do we stop it? Award-winning Journalist Lisa Ling speaks to the negative impact of stereotypes and shares how her life has been affected by prejudice. Renowned scholar Dr. Michael Eric Dyson also comes to the table to explain the origins of this complicated relationship. Plus, Gammy confronts some of her own beliefs about this cultural rift.”

— Red Table Talk

I absolutely love this episode. Such a powerful and much-needed talk. I'm sure many of you are aware of the violent acts against Asians because of Covid-19. It's horrific. My heart goes out to the families that were affected. I can't imagine it happening to my grandparents.

Although on social media, The videos and stories we see mostly are blacks attacking elderly Asians. But what the media doesn't reveal is that only 5% were done by black people out of all of the attacks, and the rest are white.

So to my Asian people, do not judge the few situations thinking the blacks are against us. I urge you to widen your perspective and watch the show I'm talking about.

For those who don't know what the heck the Red Table Talk is - it's a show hosted by Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne – three generations of women who open their home for a series of candid conversations with family.

You'll definitely gotta check it out. I can't say enough about how powerful it is, and I really hope people will watch it more to understand the depth of the issue and start to love it more.