002 - The Younger Generation's Perspective with Javonie Ellington & Jamaal D. Washburn

The Visibility Project Podcast

In our inaugural episode, we discussed the Black Lives Matter movement, anti-racism, and the history of systemic racism. Our guests were two individuals with a wealth of knowledge and experience as they are both African-Americans from an older generation that lived through the Civil Rights Era. This month, we will be continuing the conversation but we will be hearing the voices of two younger African-American individuals who are active in the field of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. It will be interesting to hear how their views compare and contrast to last month’s guests. Among other topics, we will be discussing the passion of the younger generation, the impact of media outlets and social media, the topic of micro-aggressions, and the difficulty of finding mentors in the workforce for people of color. Our guests today are Mr. Javonie Ellington and Mr. Jamaal Washburn.Javonie is from Detroit, Michigan. He graduated in 2016 from Elida High School in Lima, Ohio. He is a double major at Northwood University in Midland, Michigan where he is specializing in Hospitality Management and Accounting. He is also very involved on campus. He is the Entertainment chair of the 46th annual Stafford dinner; the Co-President of the Black Student Union. The Co Events director of the International Student Organization and member and ally in the sexual advocacy for everyone (SAFE) club. Javonie looks forward to the day when the world doesn’t reflect in favor of one race. He believes innovation stems from diversity and inclusion. Jamaal was born and raised in Raleigh, NC. In 2017 he obtained my B.S. in Accounting from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC. After graduation, he moved to Midland to begin working in Dow’s finance department. He recently switched career paths and now does commercial sales for Dow’s Industrial Solutions business. Having the insights from Javonie as a university student and from Jamaal as a young working professional will add even more perspective to the continued conversation on their fight for social justice.To learn more about The Visibility Project, follow us!Facebook | www.facebook.com/thevisibilityprj/Contact us at [e-mail] podcast was produced by Push Productions | pushpromi.com/