March 8 - Episode Ten

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

·      Robin Rue Simmons Gets Reparations for Evanston, IL

https://abcnews.go.com/US/1st-us-city-fund-reparations-black-residents-making/story?id=76118463

·      NY Governor Accused of Sexual Harassment

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/07/two-more-women-accuse-new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-of-inappropriate-conduct.html

·      Netflix Releases: Amend: Fight for America

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/23/amend-fight-for-america-14th-amendment-will-smith-netflix

·      Netflix Releases: Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

https://www.stereogum.com/2118317/biggie-i-got-a-story-to-tell-notorious-big-documentary/reviews/movie-review/

·      Amazon Prime Video Releases: Coming 2 America

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coming-2-america-movie-review-2021

·      Remembering: Blood Selma – 56th Anniversary of Selma March

https://www.history.com/news/selma-bloody-sunday-attack-civil-rights-movement

Moment of Honor

·      Charlotte E. Ray (C. E. Ray)

https://www.history.com/news/charlotte-e-ray-first-black-woman-attorney

https://lawpreview.barbri.com/black-female-lawyers/

https://baylegal.org/remembering-charlotte-e-ray/

Poetry Excerpt

“The First Book” by Rita Dove

https://www.jstor.org/stable/27654898?mag=10-poems-by-african-american-poets&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

 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…