In an ongoing effort to foster dialogue and educate our community on racial justice issues, 
Falmouth Community Television (FCTV) presents the eighteenth episode in a series of programs entitled THE Conversation. Co-hosted and co-produced by Onjalé Scott Price and The Rev. Will Mebane, the series offers a timely dialogue on race. The topic of this episode of THE Conversation is “Racism in Politics.”

Ms. Scott Price is the COO of Mizar Imaging in Woods Hole and a member of the Falmouth Select Board. The Rev. Mebane is the rector of Falmouth’s St. Barnabas’s Episcopal Church.

Joining the co-hosts for this episode of THE Conversation are Samuel Gebru and Shea Brown-Kirlew. Stephen Tom and Megan English Braga also appear on the program. The discussion in this episode of THE Conversation focuses on the questions: “Where do you see racism in politics?” and “How do we keep racism out of politics?”

Samuel M. Gebru is a social entrepreneur, community organizer, and professional troublemaker. He is the Managing Director of Black Lion Strategies, a boutique social impact and public affairs consulting firm, building on his 17 years of political and nonprofit experience in the United States and East Africa. Samuel is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, where he contributes to policy research, programming, and partnerships.

Shea Brown-Kirlew, a Falmouth resident for nine years, is the owner of Falmouth Beauty Supply and More in Teaticket. Originally from Jamaica, she recently ran for the Falmouth School Committee in the Falmouth Town Elections on May 17th. Shea is the mother of nine children, from ages nine to 25.