Will Smith is known to many of us as the Fresh Prince of Belair, an MC, actor, and friend with legendary turntablist Jazzy Jeff. The Will Smith on this week's podcast is a cross-sector thinker, returning Peace Corps Volunteer, runner, and family nurse practitioner at DC's Mary Center where he's engaged with the establishment of school-based health centers. he is "the other Will Smith". His work calls for a lot of listening and attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I). For public health and social impact work, DE&I have always been valued. The problem for many organizations is that those values are espoused rather than actually lived, and part of the reason for this lies in the definitions used for what makes us unique (diversity) and what makes us feel welcome (inclusion). We are different based on gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual identity, and also based on our backgrounds, experiences, education, etc. and how these factors integrate with our identified gender, race etc. One the personal side, Will and I will talk about privilege, blindness, and comfort. On the professional side, we will get into partnerships and what it takes to establish sustainable programs. We put them all together for another Junctional Thinking conversation with the other Will Smith.Powered and distributed by Simplecast

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