Many conversations about race start with statistics.

This one starts with exhaustion.

When Chinedu Nwokeafor says, "Sometimes I'd rather be white...to not explain," he isn't talking about identity.

He's talking about what it feels like to constantly justify your experiences, defend your reactions, and carry history into everyday life.

From HBCUs and advocacy to policing, public empathy, and the personal cost of speaking honestly, this isn't a conversation built to make everyone comfortable.

It's a conversation built to make everyone think.

Whether you agree with Chinedu or strongly disagree, you probably won't leave this episode feeling the same way you entered it.

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