Lauren London joined Jada Pinkett-Smith for a “Red Table Talk” conversation about how gun violence affects women.
In the episode, which was pre-recorded prior to social distancing requirements, Jada gives an updated introduction discussing her thoughts on George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery Breonna Taylor, and then sits down with Lauren London to talk about the traumas of gun violence and coping with grief and loss.
While we loved the entire interview with Lauren, we were most struck by her answer when Jada asked her about raising black sons.
While Nipsey was not killed by police and Lauren said her high school years were marred by losing numerous classmates to gang violence, she answered by saying she’s been preparing them for how to interact with police:
“What I instill in them is more about the police.
Lauren and Jada bonded over their shared high school experiences growing up with gun violence.
