With the Bark Off: Conversations on the American Presidency

Fighting Prejudice Through Faith and Activism: A Conversation with Nona Jones

Episode Summary

Author, minister, media personality, and entrepreneur Nona Jones shares her own fascinating story, what drew her to lead faith-based partnerships at Facebook, and how her new initiative “Faith and Prejudice” is successfully working to heal the racial divide.

Episode Notes

In this episode, we hear from Nona Jones, author, media personality, and Head of Global Faith-Based Partnerships at Facebook. Her recent initiative “Faith and Prejudice” - a church-based effort to help white parishioners confront and dismantle racism in themselves, their churches, and their communities - has reached over 6 million viewers since its launch this summer. Nona talks about her own fascinating story, what drew her to Facebook, and how “Faith and Prejudice” is successfully working to heal the racial divide.