<p>Jaron Scott and Matthew McBirth use grace, humor, experience and wisdom to help us better understand what the BLM movement is, and what it isn’t. They walk through a series of common debate questions, covering topics like police brutality, the ethics of rioting, media bias, what systemic racism actually means, and the important difference between racism and indifference. </p><p>This conversation aims to skip the ‘political’ element of the debate and get to the true heart of it-  helping us better love and understand our black and brown friends and neighbors in Joplin and everywhere. </p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to check out more from the toad, scroll through our website at joplintoad.com and keep an eye on our social media to see other upcoming features on this topic. </p><p>__________________________________________________________</p><p>If you want to add to the debate points discussed here, you can email your questions or comments to: [email protected].</p><p><br></p>