August 23 - Episode Thirty
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
R. Kelly Trial Begins
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40635526
Hurricane Season
Jeopardy Executive Producer/Host Resigns
https://apnews.com/article/arts-and-entertainment-abce3254b99be0348d96a7c7310d1e52
Florida School Districts Facing Defunding
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-board-of-education-funding-cuts-school-mask-mandates/
Tesla Bot
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-tesla-humanoid-robot/
Moment of Honor
· Edith Spurlock Sampson
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/sampson-edith-spurlock-1901-1979/
Make the Choice to Try
· More Herbs, Less Salt Day – August 29
https://www.urbancultivator.net/more-herbs-less-salt/
https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/sodium.htm
Poetry Excerpt
“Stalwart” by Abimbola T. Alabi
https://www.d\.com/poem/stalwart
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
August 16 - Episode Twenty-Nine
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Earthquakes in Haiti
https://apnews.com/article/caribbean-haiti-earthquakes-e067bc2ba933fb40c6d98d34a41a7729
· NY Governor Cuomo Resigns
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-resigns-n1260310
· 21-Year Old Mother Shot Dead by Toddler – Shamaya Lynn
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/us/woman-zoom-shot-toddler/index.html
· Newborn Dead Due to Improper Care While Mother in Custody – Erica Thompson
· Netflix Release: Untold Malice at the Palace
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/10/untold-malice-at-the-palace-pistons-pacers-documentary
https://www.netflix.com/title/81026439
Moment of Honor
Eugene Ballard
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/09/us/first-black-fighter-pilot-statue-trnd/index.html
Make the Choice to Try
· World Senior Citizen’s Day
https://www.cedarhillccc.com/inspirational/6-ways-to-celebrate-senior-citizens-day/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Senior_Citizen%27s_Day
Poetry Excerpt
“Lineage” by Margaret Walker
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53463/lineage
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
August 9 - Episode Twenty-Eight
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Simone Biles 7th Win
· Tamyra Mensah Stock 1st Black Woman to Win Golds in Wrestling
https://www.theroot.com/olympic-gold-medalist-tamyra-mensah-stock-is-buying-her-1847448661
· Allyson Felix Most Decorated in Track & Field in History
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a37243786/allyson-felix-2020-tokyo-olympics/
· Women’s Basketball Team Wins 7th Consecutive Olympics
· Rihanna Now Billionaire
· Target to Pay 100% of All Employee College Tuition
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/07/business/target-cover-free-college-tuition-employees-trnd/index.html
· November Deemed Hip Hop History Month
https://hiphopwired.com/1003318/u-s-senate-designates-november-as-hip-hop-history-month-more/
· Tennessee to Fine School Districts Teaching Race/White Privilege
Moment of Honor
Baltimore Afro American Newspaper
https://afro.com/about-us/#1605113039728-3c4373f5-d65c
Make the Choice to Try
· National Financial Awareness Day
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-14/column-financial-awareness
Poetry Excerpt
“C.R.E.A.M.” by Danez Smith
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
August 2 - Episode Twenty-Seven
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Purple Rain Released 37 Years Ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuXK8ZbTmLk
· KAIFF & Paani Project Partnership for Kohal, Pakistan
https://nypost.com/2021/07/30/kyrie-irving-makes-clean-water-a-reality-in-pakastani-village/
· Rachael Rollins Potential 1st Black Woman U.S. Attorney for MA
· Rolling Stone Releases Top 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time
· OLYMPICS NEWS: Elaine Thompson Herah Tops FloJo
Moment of Honor
James Baldwin
· https://www.newyorker.com/books/double-take/sunday-reading-celebrating-james-baldwin
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/james-baldwin-about-the-author/59/
Make the Choice to Try
· National Purple Heart Day
https://www.thepurpleheart.com/history/
Poetry Excerpt
“The Giver” by James Baldwin
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/88930/the-giver-for-berdis
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
July 26 - Episode Twenty-Six
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Lebron James 1st Active NBA Player Billionaire
· Billboard Names Top 50 Greatest Producers of 21st Century
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9603412/best-music-producers/
· Kanye West’s 10th Album “Donda” & Kanye Day
https://www.revolt.tv/news/2021/7/23/22590491/atlanta-proclaims-july-22-kanye-west-day
· Mississippi Wants to Reverse Roe vs. Wade
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2021/jul/23/abortion-us-supreme-court-mississippi-roe-v-wade
Moment of Honor
· Patrick Francis Healy
https://www.nps.gov/people/patrick-francis-healy.htm
Make the Choice to Try
· World Nature Conservation Day
https://www.business-standard.com/about/when-is-world-nature-conservation-day#collapse
Poetry Excerpt
“My First Black Nature Poem” by Latasha N. Nevada Diggs
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56492/my-first-black-nature-poemtm
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
July 19 - Episode Twenty-Five
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Biz Markie Passes
https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/7/17/22581331/biz-markie-dead-obituary-just-a-friend
· Johnson & Johnson Sunscreen Recall
https://www.livescience.com/sunscreen-recall-benzene-johnson-and-johnson.html
· Candace Parker – First Woman on NBA2K Cover
· Naomi Osaka Barbie Role Model Doll & Mini Docuseries Released
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/1016511444/naomi-osaka-netflix-review-tennis-mental-health
· HBOMax Release – Space Jam: A New Legacy
https://deadline.com/2021/07/space-jam-a-new-legacy-black-widow-weekend-box-office-1234794982/
· Texas Senate Votes to Remove Civil Rights Lessons from School
Moment of Honor
· Patricia Roberts Harris
https://www.womenofthehall.org/inductee/patricia-roberts-harris/
https://diplomacy.state.gov/people/patricia-roberts-harris/
Make the Choice to Try
· Mango Day July 22
https://www.mango.org/about-mangos/
Poetry Excerpt
“In Memoriam: Martin Luther King, Jr.” by June Jordan
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47716/in-memoriam-martin-luther-king-jr
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
July 12 - Episode Twenty-Four
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· California Provides Free Public School Meals to All Students
· First African American to Win Scripps National Spelling Bee
· Edward Cagney Matthews Charged
· Wells Fargo No Longer Offers Personal Lines of Credit
· Haitian President Assassination
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57762246
Moment of Honor
· Venus Williams
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/venus-williams-wins-wimbledon
Make the Choice to Try
· New Conversations Day 7/12
Poetry Excerpt
“Kindness” by Yusef Komunyakaa
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/41786/kindness-56d22013a8d03
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
July 5 - Episode Twenty-Three
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Juneteenth Now a Federal Holiday
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/biden-signs-juneteenth-bill/index.html
· Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon CEO
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/5/22563671/andy-jassy-amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos
· Miami Building Collapse Update
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57716934
· Sha’Carri Richardson Unable to Participate in Olympics
Moment of Honor
· 4th of July vs. Juneteenth
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/july-4th
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
Make the Choice to Try
· International Essential Oils Day 7/11
https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-are-essential-oils-88807
Poetry Excerpt
“If We Must Die” by Claude McKay
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44694/if-we-must-die
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
May 31 - Episode Twenty-Two
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Germany to Pay Namibia Reparations
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-namibia-genocide/
· Amazon Sued for Unfair Pricing
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/26/media/amazon-mgm-deal/index.html
· Kroger & White House Partner to Reach 70% Vaccination Goal
Moment of Honor
· Reflections for Memorial Day
https://www.uso.org/stories/2308-bravery-in-african-american-military-history
Make the Choice to Try
· World No Tobacco Day
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002032.htm
https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/nicotine/
Poetry Excerpt
“Objects Cultivated in the Garden” by Asiya Wadud
https://www.aperfectvacuum.club/asiya-wadud
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
May 24 - Episode Twenty-One
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· One Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
· Bitcoin Stock Drop – Noted as Unfriendly for the Environment
· Black Wealth Gap Deepens
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/black-millennials-wealth-fed-stlouis/
Moment of Honor
· Wall Street’s First Black Millionaire – Jeremiah Hamilton
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/wall-street-first-black-millionaire/411622/
Make the Choice to Try
· Compost
https://www.epa.gov/recycle/composting-home
Poetry Excerpt
“From the Dark Tower” by Countee Cullen
African-American Poetry: An Anthology 1773-1927
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
May 17 - Episode Twenty
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Crab & Lobster Shortage
https://bestlifeonline.com/crab-legs-lobster-news/
· Preakness in Baltimore, MD
· CDC Approves Vaccine for 12+Up & NO Masks for the Fully Vaccinated
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/adolescents.html
Moment of Honor
· International Museum Day – National Museum of African American History and Culture
Poetry Excerpt
“Lost Letter to My Old Self” by Billy Chapata
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
May 10 - Episode Nineteen
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s promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· 2020 Olympics Ban Demonstrations
https://thegrio.com/2021/05/08/blm-apparel-banned-tokyo-olympics/
· Colombia in Uproar Due to Tax Hikes
https://abc7.com/colombia-protests-whats-happening-in-bogota-covid/10598389/
· Colonial Pipeline Hacked
Moment of Honor
· Freedom Riders Attacked May 14, 1961
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-freedom-riders-then-and-now-45351758/
https://www.npr.org/2006/01/12/5149667/get-on-the-bus-the-freedom-riders-of-1961
Poetry Excerpt
“We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44203/we-wear-the-mask
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
May 3 - Episode Eighteen
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Chicken Shortage
· D.C. Attorney General to Seal Arrest Records for BLM Protestors
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dc-attorney-general-karl-racine-could-seal-records-blm-protesters/
· President’s Address for the First 100 Days
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/28/989120226/bidens-address-to-congress-annotated
Moment of Honor
· Dr. Angela Rose
https://madison365.com/black-oxygen-dr-angela-rose-black/
http://mindfulnessforthepeople.org/
Poetry Excerpt
“The Star Within” by Sharika K. Forde
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
April 26 - Episode Seventeen
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Over 45 Mass Shootings in U.S. in the Last Month
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/16/us/mass-shootings-45-one-month/index.html
· Infamous Josh Fight
https://www.insider.com/josh-fight-draws-hundreds-to-lincoln-nebraska-battle-over-name-2021-4
· Dasia Taylor Invents Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infections
https://www.today.com/health/teen-invented-color-changing-stitches-detect-infection-t213789
Moment of Honor
· April 28 is Superhero Day
https://www.ebony.com/exclusive/the-evolution-and-impact-of-the-black-superhero/
Poetry Excerpt
“Perspective” by Billy Chapata
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
April 19 - Episode Sixteen
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As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Death of 20-Year-Old Daunte Wright via Police Shooting
· Death of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo via Police Shooting
· Maryland Repeals Law Enforcement Officers Bill of Rights Act
Moment of Honor
· United Negro College Fund
Poetry Excerpt
“A Letter to the Person I Was” by Billy Chapata
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
April 12 - Episode Fifteen
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Death of Prince Philip, Husband to Queen Elizabeth
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/obituaries/prince-philip-dead.html?auth=link-dismiss-google1tap
· Death of Earl Simmons, a.k.a. Rapper, DMX
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/entertainment/dmx-rapper-dies/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/09/opinions/how-dmx-changed-1990s-hip-hop-rap-and-me-joseph/index.html
· Lawsuit Against Police Officers in Windsor, VA
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/caron-nazario-army-officer-sues-virginia-police-violent-traffic-stop/
· Volcano La Soufriere Eruption in St. Vincent
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ash-covered-st-vincent-braces-more-volcanic-eruptions-n1263745
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z8p9j6f/revision/6
· Netflix Release: Concrete Cowboy
https://www.netflix.com/title/81368729
Moment of Honor
· John Cromwell Jr.
https://www.discoveraudit.org/black-history-month-celebrating-accounting-trailblazers/
Make the Choice to Try
· Do Your Taxes! Due April 15. Avoid Being in the System and Being a Statistic.
https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/
Poetry Excerpt
“Your Way” by Billy Chapata
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
April 5 - Episode Fourteen
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Rapper DMX on Life Support
https://www.tmz.com/2021/04/03/dmx-suffers-od-overdose-hospital-grave-condition/
https://www.newsweek.com/prayer-vigil-planned-rapper-dmx-1580987
· Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Recall
https://www.jnj.com/johnson-johnson-statement-on-u-s-covid-19-vaccine-manufacturing
· Support PurpleStride Walk for Pancreatic Cancer
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-trebek-daughter-nicky-pancreatic-cancer/
https://secure.pancan.org/site/SPageServer/?pagename=purplestride_home
· HBOMax Release: Godzilla vs. Kong
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/04/godzilla-vs-kong-tops-box-office-with-32point2-million-opening.html
Moment of Honor
· Randall Pearson on NBC’s This is Us played by Sterling K. Brown
https://www.nbc.com/this-is-us
Poetry Excerpt
“Breaking Old Habits” by Billy Chapata
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
March 29 - Episode Thirteen
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Boulder, Colorado Mass Shooting
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/03/22/police-active-shooter-shooting-king-soopers-boulder/
· Georgia Adds Greater Restrictions to Voting Laws
· Coronavirus Vaccine Available to Most by 4/19
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/03/29/covid-vaccine-deaths-variants-lockdown/7039532002/ https://www.healthline.com/health/hugging-benefits#How-many-hugs-do-we-need?
Moment of Honor
· James McCune Smith
https://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH24115&type=P
https://www.nyhistory.org/web/africanfreeschool/bios/james-mccune-smith.html
https://www.nyhistory.org/childrens-museum/visit/exhibitions/james-mccune-smith
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2594637/
Make the Choice to Try
· Add Vitamin-C to Your Life
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-vitamin-c/art-20363932
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002404.htm
Poetry Excerpt
“The Health Food Diner” by Maya Angelou
https://allpoetry.com/the-health-food-diner
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
March 22 - Episode Twelve
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Loss within Pan-Asian Community
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56446771
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/21/us/metro-atlanta-shootings-sunday/index.html
· Settlement to George Floyd’s Family/ Trial to Begin
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/derek-chauvin-trial-george-floyd-death-judge-denies-request-delay-move/
· HBOMax Movie Release: Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Moment of Honor
· Wanda James
https://simplypure.com/leadership/
Make the Choice to Try
· Celebrate World Water Day
https://www.worldwaterday.org/
Poetry Excerpt
“Praise Song for the Day”
https://poets.org/poem/praise-song-day
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…
March 15 - Episode Eleven
Thank you to all that tuned in to listen to this week’s ATWOL.
As promised, here are the links to the topics discussed during the show.
To Be Enlightened Is To Be Informed
· Third Stimulus Coming!
https://www.kiplinger.com/kiplinger-tools/taxes/third-stimulus-check-calculator/index.php
· Royal Family Racist?
https://ew.com/celebrity/harry-and-meghan-popularity-plummets-in-uk-after-oprah-interview/
· Goldman Sachs Presents: One Million Black Women
· Gary Johnson, George Bell, and Rohan Bolt Wrongful Imprisonment
· A Black Man Is: A Love Like No Other
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YQM9T1X/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Moment of Honor
· Mary Eliza Mahoney
https://www.essence.com/black-history-month-2019/mary-eliza-mahoney-the-first-black-nurse/
https://www.registerednursing.org/african-american-nurses-making-history/
https://nurse.org/articles/black-history-month-nursing-leaders/
Make the Choice to Try
· Celebrate International Day of Happiness
https://www.un.org/en/observances/happiness-day
Poetry Excerpt
“Woman Work” by Maya Angelou
https://allpoetry.com/Woman-Work
See You Real Soon…
May You Bring Light to Yourself, May You Bring Light to Others, and May that Light in Turn Make the World Bright…