Great discussion on diversity in pinball, featuring:
Juana Summers (Baltimore Belles + Chimes, IFPA)
Jessica Kent (Belles + Chimes Chicago)
Josh Sharpe (IFPA)
Steven Bowden (Fun With Bonus + Deeproot)
Jack Danger (Deadflip)
Lauren Gray (host)
stream and download: http://www.backboxpinballpodcast.com/diversitypanel
direct MP3 link: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/c64f0c8e-70ad-4508-aa41-9fb9b327c9f8/049066b5-2682-496b-a84e-27edec38740e.mp3
Episode Info and resources:
About this Episode
Black Lives Matter.
Please join us for a discussion on how we can help make our pinball spaces safe for BIPOC and more diverse . We talk about the announcements from the IFPA, the statements from some of the manufactures and our feelings as players, TD’s, content creators and more. I hope that this is the first of may discussions. The members of the panel include Juana Summers, Jessica Kent, Josh Sharpe, Steven Bowden and Jack Danger.
Links
https://www.ifpapinball.com/a-message-from-the-ifpa/
https://sternpinball.com/2020/06/08/message-from-gary-stern/
https://www.twitch.tv/deadflip
https://funwithbonus.com/
Resources:
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
https://guidetoallyship.com/ - I really like this site as it speaks to what Allyship is. Its a smaller website but I feel that it has some value.
Video
Trevor Noah, the host of the daily show speaks on George Floyd and the protests. If you haven’t seen it, please watch: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow/videos/277555376697624/
Books
“So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo
“White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism” by Robin DiAngelo
“How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi
“Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria? And Other Conversations About Race” by Beverly Daniel Tatum
“A people’s History of the United States” By Howard Zinn
If you like podcasts, and since you’re here I guess you do, I’d recommend “Code Switch” from NPR.