255: Neo-Colonialism in Africa, the Power of Stories, and Developing Cultural Fluency with Tayo Rockson

<p><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"> Learn how to develop cultural fluency, make thoughtful travel decisions, and seek out spaces where you are a minority.</span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">____________________________<strong><br /> SUPPORT OUR SPONSOR: GALACTIC FED</strong><br /> I use Galactic Fed for SEO and CRO on The Maverick Show website, but they are an end-to-end digital marketing agency that also offers social media, website design, paid media and more. Get Your Free Marketing Plan at <a href= "http://www.galacticfed.com/">www.GalacticFed.com</a> and mention "Maverick" for 10% off your first month of services.<br /> ___________________________</p> </div> <p><span style= "font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">  </span>Tayo Rockson takes us on his journey growing up as the son of a diplomat, and shares the lessons he learned living in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Sweden, Vietnam and the U.S. all by the age of 18.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> He describes the role of basketball in building cross cultural relationships, and shares lessons from attending a very conservative Christian university.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Tayo then reflects on the different manifestations of anti-Blackness around the world, and why he recommends people intentionally put themselves in spaces where they are the minority.<span style= "mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Matt and