July 19 - Episode Twenty-Five

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

·      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

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/31816516/chicago-sky-candace-parker-first-woman-cover-nba-2k-game

·      Naomi Osaka Barbie Role Model Doll & Mini Docuseries Released

https://www.blackenterprise.com/barbie-doll-modeled-after-naomi-osaka-sells-out-within-hours-of-release/

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

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/social-justice/texas-senate-votes-to-remove-required-lessons-on-civil-rights

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…