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S8 E164: Pass The Mic Series: I Was So Unseen My Whole Life, So I See People Who Felt Unseen With Jacquesha Hunt

May 23, 2023 by Eli Steenlage

On this episode Dr. Gee has a conversation with Jacquesha Hunt about growing up in his church, finding her first job with his non-profit organization, and now assisting with the podcast as well. With so much history together and being able to see Jacquesha develop in her life, Dr. Gee shares some new angles on his leadership and mentoring.

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 8 Tagged With: alex gee, Black Like Me, family, leadership, race

S8 E163: More Real Family Talk About Race Related Trauma With My White Cousin, Brandon Cook

May 16, 2023 by Eli Steenlage

Dr. Alex Gee continues his heart-felt and truthful conversation with his white cousin, Brandon Cook, about their shared family legacy that dates back to American slavery. They are open about discussing the racial trauma that has carried through generations of their family history. In this second part of their conversation, they talk about the truth of using your own experience and guilt versus healing.

Having both served as pastors and being committed to transformational leadership, they have a lot in common, while still experiencing very different sides of American society.

Brandon Cook is a writer, trainer, and business/personal coach. He attended Wheaton College (IL) and studied in Jerusalem, Israel before graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University near Boston. He also received a Master’s degree in ancient Judaism from Oxford University in the UK. Brandon is passionate about helping people courageously step into their future and into who they are made to be, through Brandon Cook Coaching. You can also listen to his podcast, Naming the Real, wherever you listen to podcasts.

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 8 Tagged With: alex gee, black history, Black Like Me, family, leadership, race

S8 E161: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner?: Real Family Talk About Race Related Trauma With My White Cousin, Brandon Cook

May 2, 2023 by Eli Steenlage

Dr. Alex Gee has a heart-felt and truthful conversation with his white cousin, Brandon Cook, about their shared family legacy that dates back to American slavery. They are open about discussing the racial trauma that has carried through generations of their family history. Having both served as pastors and being committed to transformational leadership, they have a lot in common, while still experiencing very different sides of American society.

Brandon Cook is a writer, trainer, and business/personal coach. He attended Wheaton College (IL) and studied in Jerusalem, Israel before graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University near Boston. He also received a Master’s degree in ancient Judaism from Oxford University in the UK. Brandon is passionate about helping people courageously step into their future and into who they are made to be, through Brandon Cook Coaching. You can also listen to his podcast, Naming the Real, wherever you listen to podcasts.

Support the Show: patreon.com/blacklikeme

Filed Under: Black Like Me, Season 8 Tagged With: alex gee, black history, Black Like Me, family, history, leadership

A Reflection on Hugging

November 29, 2017 by Alexander Gee

Last Saturday I co-led a funeral for a very dear friend who lost an ugly battle with cancer. It was a very beautiful and moving memorial service. There were poems, reflections from lifelong friends, scripture readings, favorite hymns, Eucharist and several memorable photos. I walked away feeling as though we had truly sent off our dear friend into her eternal rest in great celebratory style.

But what had begun as a subtle pat-myself-on-the-back moment, began to evolve into a more sobering and introspective occasion…

As a rational and intelligent adult, I understand that death is inevitable. No one is exempt from its cruel grip. Death is one of the equal opportunity forces in the world today. In some cases it is highly anticipated and almost timed. In other cases it is sudden or accidental. Regardless of when or how it comes, friends and family are never quite ready for the shock of their loss. And when death occurs we snap into funeral mode and we take time off of work and buy airline tickets, and we search feverishly for old letters and photographs for memories because we want to show our last respects.

These are all good things, for the most part… [Read more…] about A Reflection on Hugging

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: family, life lesson reflection

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