Minnesota United teammates Jacori Hayes & Mason Toye discuss being Black in America, their shared dedication to “educate,” and why they believe the George Floyd murder — while too familiar — will be the one to bring change. As MLS announces return to play, how do we keep the Black Lives Matter movement in the forefront? Let’s listen.
Intro from Jillian and Susannah
6:30 – Jacori Hayes & Mason Toye join the show.
7:00 – Immediate thoughts on where they’re minds are right now
10:25 – Jacori – The burden of black people to educate
12:43 – White people are “Oblivious to their white privilege”
20:25 – Jacori – “This event has popped the bubble I’ve been living in”
21:40 – Mason – “This is a turning point…we haven’t seen this on a world wide level”
24:15 – Mason on Minneapolis – “For this to happen here is surreal to me”
25:53 – Jacori on Minneapolis – “This isn’t normal. Don’t normalize this”
27:04 – Jacori on why he wrote his statement
31:35 – Mason on Kaepernick
32:53 – Jacori on Kaepernick/Drew Brees “It’s incredibly frustrating
35:08 – Mason – “I’d like the league to show unity”
38:13 – On return to play
42:10 – Jacori on what people should do
44:00 – Mason on what people should do
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Lol I remember Mason Toye scoring two sick goals on the la fruit club in their own stadium. 2-0. Amazing
Greetings from Argentina, I hope that the MLS teams will one day play the Copa Libertadores de America
Great podcast. This current situation has reinforced why I love the company I work for. We have always been a forward looking company. In the late 60s our plant manager was a black female. They didn't do it to make a statement but rather bc she was the most qualified person for the job. I've worked for my company for six years and have yet to have a white Male supervisor. Our company has always promoted a culture of inclusion yet they recognize that they can do more and have pledged to do so by sponsoring a new minority health clinic and hiring a diversity officer to a board position push the business in a direction that is fair for all and to push our industry to do the same. Good luck to those on the frontlines of this fight. Us on the frontlines of the covid fight have your backs.
I work most weekends right now but was able to give my buddy who was protesting the hand sanitizer my company makes to help keep him and and others fighting for change safe and healthy. The point of me writing that is even if u can't be a visible voice for change, there is always something you can do.
I wish everyone would stop saying "perfect storm" and "pandemic". This is racism. It doesn't need a metaphor, it needs to be directly addressed.
Yes, it shouldn't be your burden to educate, but it is. I remember, long ago, when I first was a freshman at a Texas university. A lot of folks hadn't ever met a Jew before. I shouldn't have had to teach people, but I did. What's happening to black people is far worse than what I experienced, but that just means it's more important for everyone to know something to help educate the people who don't
Susannah, Love that you are talking with your Mom. I am probably your grandparents age and just now beginning to understand about my white privilege. Although I had heard the term, I did not feel what it was. It is through discussions/interviews such as this that I learn. By hearing the stories and experiences of black and other non white persons I see, feel and then come to understand what white privilege means. Thank you to you and Jill for having Jacori and Mason on. Especially thank you to Mason and Jacori for sharing their stories and experiences so that I can better understand myself. Instead of thinking I am color blind, I can now say that I am color aware. Aware to our differences so that my eyes are open and my soul inclusive. I have always loved meeting new people, hearing their story. Now when I hear someone story I not only learn about them but I learn about myself. May social justice become more inclusive and therefore just.
I appreciate this topic. The issue is 🇺🇸 culture. Caucasian Americans have always had a different way of life from minorities. The culture of African Americans was created & developed through oppression. Consider the effects of
1. the cultural damage due to families being separated & sold for decades during slavery
2. the effects of dehumanization (blackface, beauty standards, etc)
3. social injustice (countless lynchings & tolerance of white supremacy in America)
4. the fact that African Americans had to go through a civil rights movement just to get SOME equal opportunities even though they are just as American as their caucasian counterparts
5. 🇺🇸 is almost 244 years old but our schools have only been desegregated for 66 years …etc
We are supposed to be the UNITED States of America but historically minorities haven't been treated as equals. The worst part is that some people don't want to change or don't have the patience for this.
Good work as always, absolute shame Mason and Jacori had to be on under such horrific curcumstances. I hope this is the time something changes, there have been so many. I was sheltered. It took me having a romantic relationship with a woman of color to see how black people are treated. It's not only these massive things like murder, but the no stop little things of letting doors shut, or bumping your bag/purse, or cutting you off while walking that are a non stop reminder that you are thought of as lesser. Compassion for other living consciences should be a basic function to existing.
Can we stop talking about this?
How does a Canadian side join mls