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Dr. Hamdesa Tuso, Historian Brian Knowles and Dr. JP Linstroth join panel to discuss the current racial climate in America and its global reverberation. Dr. Hamdesa Tuso is a first time guest to program. Bio: he was born and raised in Oromia in the Ethiopian Empire. He began his activism for social justice during his high school - he joined the Arsie Basic Schools Movement (ABSM) when he was in grade nine and served in the leadership role for six years. ABSM was established to spread literacy among the peasants in the Rift Valley of Oromia. In addition, ABSM advocated for social change and justice for the landless peasants who were being exploited and abused by the absentee landlords during the feudal reign of Emperor Haile Selassie. His journey in search of more knowledge led him to pursue higher education in Australia and North America. He attended Avondale College, NSW, Australia, receiving a B.A. and subsequently pursued his graduate education