Ismael Hernandez Is Rethinking Charity

About this episode

Dan Hugger speaks with Ismael Hernandez about rethinking charity and the importance of understanding human dignity in poverty relief.

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Ismael Hernandez, founder and president of the Freedom & Virtue Institute, about his book Not Tragically Colored: Freedom, Personhood, and the Renewal of Black America and Rethinking Charity: Restoring Dignity to Poverty Relief. The book explores what people get wrong about charity and the truths about the human person we need to understand before we start rethinking charity. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Freedom and Virtue Institute Effective Compassion Training Self-Reliance Clubs Rethinking Charity: Restoring Dignity to Poverty Relief | Ismael Hernandez If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at podcast@acton.org. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Hugger

Guest: Ismael Hernandez

Topics covered

• charity
• poverty relief
• human dignity
• Black America
• freedom
• personhood

Keywords

• charity
• poverty
• human dignity
• Ismael Hernandez
• freedom
• Black America
• Rethinking Charity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Freedom & Virtue Institute

Books & works: Not Tragically Colored: Freedom, Personhood, and the Renewal of Black America, Rethinking Charity: Restoring Dignity to Poverty Relief

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