Phillip Thompson and Cherie Buckner Webb
Phillip Thompson and Cherie Buckner Webb Phillip Thompson and Cherie Buckner Webb Phillip Thompson and Cherie Buckner Webb

Phillip Thompson and Cherie Buckner Webb

Recorded May 28, 2020 Archived May 28, 2020 33:32 minutes
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Id: mby019779

Description

Senator Cherie Buckner Webb (68) and her son Phillip Thompson (43) talk about their family legacy in Idaho, religion and disturbing the peace to create change.

Subject Log / Time Code

0:58
Phillip asks his mother, Senator Cherie Buckner Webb, if past experiences helped her prepare for the current crisis.
8:55
Senator Buckner Webb shares her views on what gives her life purpose.
11:17
Senator Buckner Webb talks about disturbing the peace and raising our voices when we see injustice.
0:10
Senator Buckner Webb asks Phillip about their family legacy in Idaho.
2:30
Phillip talks about his conversion to Islam and how his Baptist family reacted.
5:15
Phillip recounts his grandmother's influence on his upbringing and how she introduced him to Malcolm X and Black revolutionary thought.
10:51
Senator Buckner Webb remembers the first Christmas after Phillip converted to Islam and how she uses her family as a microcosm of the world.
13:15
Phillip and Senator Buckner Webb discuss how to work towards a resolution when one life is treated less than another.

Participants

  • Phillip Thompson
  • Cherie Buckner Webb

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