Summary: These are troubling times, and we wanted to take a moment to talk about it. On this special episode, we’re joined by Seattle rapper, musician, and social activist <a href="http://www.thedrazeexperience.com/" target="_blank">Draze</a> to take part in a painfully honest discussion about race in The United States of America.<br> Topics include: Draze’s music and creative process, racism is obvious on the right but is also prevalent on the left, identifying and unraveling white supremacy, #blacklivesmatter, the criminal justice system, rejecting the post-racial society, the unique impacts of gentrification on African American communities, cultural appropriation in hop-hop, and the sacrifices we all must make to fight systemic racism.<br> <a href="http://www.grapesofrad.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Draze-Uncle-Ikes_Naomi-Ishisaka_620.jpg"></a> <br> Check out <a href="http://www.thedrazeexperience.com/" target="_blank">thedrazeexperience.com</a>, and follow Draze on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thedrazeexperience" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thedrazeexperience" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/drazeexperience" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6iKMy_OURuyqAgdMxiehdg" target="_blank">YouTube</a>.<br>
