August 2 - Episode Twenty-Seven

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

·      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

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/biden-to-nominate-rachael-rollins-as-us-attorney-for-massachusetts/2441924/

·      Rolling Stone Releases Top 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-music-videos-1194411/dangelo-untitled-how-does-it-feel-3-1195757/

·      OLYMPICS NEWS: Elaine Thompson Herah Tops FloJo

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/31927128/elaine-thompson-herah-breaks-florence-griffith-joyner-33-year-old-olympic-record-women-100m

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…