Related Topics: Benjamin Watson, Podcast, Roughly Speaking, Death of Freddie Gray
In this podcast: 2:37: Getting real about race: Benjamin Watson, the tight end newly signed by the Baltimore Ravens, has written a book — part memoir, part essay — about race relations in the U.S.. This comes after Watson’s Facebook posts about Ferguson, and later Freddie Gray and Baltimore, went viral. Watson speaks about the need for face-to-face conversations about race with friends and coworkers as the prime way to change hearts and minds. Watson is the author of "Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us.