August 9 - Episode Twenty-Eight
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
· 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…
