Trust (Are schools & police institutions negatively biased towards black boys?)

S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys Podcast

The first episode of the S.M.I.L.E-ING Boys Podcast that explores 1 of the 8 Pillars of Happiness - Trust, as it pertains to young people, black boys and the society as a whole.

The host, Kay Rufai ( https://www.instagram.com/universoulartist/ ) explores using his happiness research from the top 5 happiest countries ( You can download the report here; https://mailchi.mp/faddab9bb9a1/pdf-delivery ), how trust impacts the happiness of young black boys, how we can begin to challenge the structures that exist in the society ( school, criminal justice system, police, health care ) which foster a lack of trust as it pertains to this demographic.

The episode features audio clips from young boys that participated in the S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys classroom workshops with Kay Rufai exploring their thoughts on trust - who they do and don't trust. These form the anchor for the episode.

Read the Guardian opinion piece about Kay Rufai and his work on challenging stereotypes of Black boys in the society (https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/mar/18/photographs-black-teenage-boys-prejudice-stereotypes )

Check out the Guardian Photo Gallery of the S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys Project

( https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2020/mar/18/portraits-black-teenagers-south-london-mental-health )

Checkout the Artist - Kay Rufai's website - www.universoulartist.com

Here's some further research around happiness for your perusal

(https://www.happinessresearchinstitute.com/publications)

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