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

https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2021/08/11/florida-woman-gives-birth-alachua-county-jail-baby-dies-hospital-uf-health-shands-erica-thompson/5567023001/

https://mycbs4.com/news/local/i-basically-held-my-baby-all-night-until-she-died-mother-forced-to-birth-baby-in-jail

·      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

https://blog.museumofflight.org/eugene-bullard-the-first-african-american-fighter-pilot-and-veteran-of-two-world-wars

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…