In These Shoes - Episode 1 - Interview with Chris Boykins

***Warning: Contains the use of a racist slur during the retelling of Chris' experience with racism.*** In the first episode of In These Shoes, we interview Chris Boykins, the founder of Glory Fitness and the Boykins Youth Foundation. Chris shares his first experience with racism at age 9 on the baseball field and his everyday encounters even still today. Chris, a former college roommate of George Floyd, also shares his thoughts about modern racism and how we can make a change. Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships. In These Shoes is a podcast sharing experiences with racism from the black community in an effort to create awareness that racism still exists today. Together, through listening and understanding, we can make a difference. Find all our episodes on SoundCloud and YouTube: http://soundcloud.com/mary-jo-rapini https://youtube.com/mjrapini Follow Mary Jo Rapini on social media: http://www.maryjorapini.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/maryjorapini Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maryjorapini Tumblr: https://maryjorapini.tumblr.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryjorapini