Heavyweight Check In 7

During these times of uncertainty and sadness, we bring you two stories of two women seeking the comfort of childhood. Amber and Eva are in search of their first grade teachers.

Mix by Bobby Lord. Music by Christine Fellows, John K Samson , Bobby Lord, and Blue Dot Sessions.

Further Reading:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/becoming-a-parent-in-the-age-of-black-lives-matter/612448/

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a23960/james-baldwin-cool-it/

https://www.mpd150.com/report/overview/

https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/george-floyd-houstons-protests-and-the-privilege-of-the-benefit-of-the-doubt

https://newrepublic.com/article/157949/fascism-america-trump-anti-police-george-floyd-protests

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/

Andyou can find Amber’s memoir about leaving the Jehovah’s Witnesses here:

https://bookshop.org/books/leaving-the-witness-exiting-a-religion-and-finding-a-life/9780735222540

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