Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Roland Fryer. Roland is an economics professor at Harvard University. He is a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant and the Bates medal. Roland is probably among the top five most frequent guest requests that I get. So it was really exciting to finally have him on the show. In this episode, we discuss Roland's childhood and the many obstacles he had to overcome in order to become a top-notch economist. We talk about his relationship with his grandmother and his father, our relationships to our own racial identities, the progress that America has made in fighting racism, and whether race consciousness can ever be a good thing. We also talk about why high school is boring for so many people and what can be done about it, stand-up comedy, the power of humor and much more. Find Roland's science-driven DEI company, Sigma Squared, here: https://www.sigma2.io/ *My apologies for the drop in Roland's audio quality in this episode. Unfortunately, we faced some network issues during the time of recording, thus the drop in quality. Despite the technical inconvenience, I hope you enjoy the episode as much as I did. #Ad If you want advice that’s based on evidence & careful research, and comes from an impartial perspective, check out 80,000 Hours’. They are a nonprofit that aims to help people have a positive impact with their careers. 80,000 Hours provide free research and support to help you find a career tackling one of the world's most pressing problems. 80,000 Hours also hosts a job board with nearly 1000 currently open high-impact career opportunities. If you’ve got some ideas already, they offer free one-on-one advice to help you switch paths. There’s also the 80,000 Hours podcast, which hosts unusually in-depth conversations with experts about how to best tackle pressing global problems. You can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at https://80000hours.org/coleman #ConversationswithColeman #CwC #ColemanHughes #Black #White #Race #Economics #Harvard #Economists #RolandFryer #Policing #Overcomingodds #Odds #Podcasts FOLLOW COLEMAN YouTube - http://bit.ly/38kzium Twitter - http://bit.ly/2rbAJue Facebook - http://bit.ly/2LiAXH3 Instagram - http://bit.ly/2SDGo6o Podcast -https://bit.ly/3oQvNUL Website - https://colemanhughes.org/ Limited Edition Merch - https://bit.ly/CWCMerch #ConversationswithColeman #CWC #ColemanHughes #Podcast #Politics #society #Colemanunfiltered #Unfiltered #Music #Philosophy #BlackCulture #Intellectual #podcasting #podcastersofinstagram #Youtube #podcastlife #music #youtube #radio #comedy #podcastshow #spotifypodcast #newpodcast #interview #motivation #art #covid #history #republicans #blacklivesmatter #follow #libertarian #art #socialism #communism #democracy #americafirst #blm #trending #capitalism #kag #indian #conservatives #media #elections #TimShenk