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Jul 2022
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Be OK With Not Being OK | Part 2: Tyler ...

Kevin Miller | YAP Media
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#1018: I’m back with Tyler Merritt for part 2 to talk through his personal Values, Motives, and Habits. To see what drives him. In part 1 together our focus was stereotypes and marginalization. I’m a 6’ tall, white, American male who has never experienced a negative stereotype or marginalization. Tyler is a 6’4” dreadlocked Black man in America who absolutel ... Show More
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