In this episode, DMP collaborator Ricky Pinnock interviews

the Professor of the Practice in the Department of Communication Studies at Davidson College and a former Harvard Nieman Fellow, Issac Bailey, about his life story and how he thrived to become a former columnist and author of two well-known books. Issac Bailey shares with us how he started his path and opened up by talking about his family's experiences after his older brother committed a murder. Our guest examines the influence of white supremacy on his life as an African-American Southerner. Bailey cautions against the overuse of terms such as "white supremacy" and "racist:" He shows us that racial disparities remain a central truth of the criminal justice system.Bailey implores journalists to educate themselves so as to provide more sophisticated coverage of race and tell the truth behind racial justice and microaggressions.