We talk to the senior pastor of Kansas City's Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church about last week's shooting and murder of nine people at an AME church in Charleston, South Carolina. We also discuss the formation of racial identity in this country with a history professor, a vice-chancellor of diversity and inclusion (who is also a psychologist) and a high school teacher.
Guests:
Rev. Robert R. Shaw II, Senior Pastor, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas City
Dr. Shawn Alexander, Associate Professor of History, African American Studies Department, University of Kansas
Dr. Susan Wilson, Vice-Chancellor of Diversity and Inclusion at UMKC, psychologist and KCUR contributor
David Muhammed, Teacher, Shawnee Mission East