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    The NOW Normal: Sammy and Don Appah Are The Only One’s Living In London During The BLM Protests

    The NOW Normal: Sammy and Don Appah Are The Only One’s Living In London During The BLM Protests

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    The NOW Normal: Sammy and Don Appah Are The Only One’s Living In London During The BLM Protests

    FromOnly One In The Room

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    Length:
    34 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 18, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    While Black Lives Matter protests seem to be finding a more peaceful groove here in the states, BLM protests are really just ramping up around the world. In London, more than 130 people have been arrested during the almost 200 demonstrations across Britain since the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Statues in Parliament Square have been boarded up in preparation for the thousands of demonstrators expected to flood the area on Saturday. Today we have with us, our favorite brothers, Sammy and Don Appah, of The Family podcast in London, who just this past Sunday, released their first episode since March 22 of this year (like so many others, they had been sidelined by COVID). Their latest episode was called, “George Floyd, Let’s talk about it,” and we are thrilled to welcome them to The Only One In The Room, The Now Normal.
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    Released:
    Jun 18, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.