Welcome to Hot Topics! Our guest Difrent Caldwell returns to the podcast to help Gabrielle Crichlow answer the following question - "Are Black people entitled to things?"

Gabrielle Crichlow and Difrent Caldwell discuss the topic of entitlement and reparations for Black people. They acknowledge that while Black people are entitled to reparations, it's unlikely that they'll receive them from the government and that the community should focus on building their own resources and businesses. Difernt and Gabrielle suggest that this can be achieved through mental health and education reform, supporting Black-owned businesses, and prison reform. They also touch on the idea of Black people being given land or resources that were stolen from their ancestors. The ladies agree that this is a complex issue and that it's important to acknowledge the historical injustices that have been committed against Black people. This episode emphasizes the importance of discussing and addressing the ongoing impact of systemic racism on Black communities. Difrent and Gabrielle also discuss the need for fairness and equality in all aspects of society and the importance of community support and empowerment. They encourage individuals to take control of their own lives and not rely solely on the government for reparations or compensation for slavery.

Who is Difrent Caldwell?
Difernt was born on December 15, 1990, in Houston, Texas, Fifth Ward, overcoming homelessness and foster care. She had a normal childhood up until the time she was around the age of 11; then her and her family ended up homeless. For the next 3 years, Difernt and her family would live in various places including: strangers’ houses; cars; parks; bus stops; shelters; and even a crack house. At age 14, she was secretly placed in foster care and after the first 6 months of being in the system and trying to get out. She discovered that, in the State of Texas “foster kids” who aged out of care-- college tuition fees were waived. A light bulb went off in Difernt’s head; she then used her street smarts to elevate her book smarts. In which, led to Difernt beating the odds. She is now an alumni of Sam Houston State University and a member of the Beta Theta Chapter of Phi Chi Theta. She graduated receiving her BA in International Business, with two minors in Economics and Business Communication, and her Master’s in Entrepreneurship. She is also a Texas Real Estate Agent. She has a love for traveling and has visited over fifty countries and participated in amateur kickboxing. Her hobbies include reading, watching "Shark Tank", journaling, meditating, biking, ATV riding, ziplining, and hanging out with her best friend—her nephew. Difernt always knew she was meant for greatness, however, she understood to become the person she was meant to be—it would take fixing her inner issues that plagued her past. It was not until she found the courage to do something about her depression and dismissed the notion that “black people don’t do therapy." While in therapy Difernt was encouraged to channel her negative experiences into a positive outcome. She quickly learned that with strategic planning, proper preparation, and constant prayer. Difernt could manifest the life she was meant have—and wants others to do the same with their lives. Now at the age of thirty, realizing she is not person she once was and by God’s Grace; Difernt is ready for the next adventure in her life-- publishing her first book. It is with WHAT IF? A Controversial Paradigm Shift, Difernt hopes to inspire individuals to have healthy conversations with others about systemic racism. She hypothesizes that when we have these conversations about systemic racism and other taboo subjects. Then overtime social awareness will spread and society can start to change for the better. Because when you know better, you do better.

You can find Difernt Caldwell:
On the web: https://diferntsworld.net/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/difernts3r...
On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/th3r...
On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channe...

Difrent has a book called "What If A Controversial Paradigm" - purchase it today from her website: https://diferntsworld.net/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aXiJIdo2nF4
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Original date of episode: February 17, 2023