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Episode 55 - Can't Stop, Won't Stop with Mary Moore Easter and Bernard James

Feb 28, 2021

One of the defining events of the past year, in Minnesota and around the world, was the murder of George Floyd and the international protests demanding justice.

In this episode, Lissa speaks with Mary Moore Easter, editor and poet, and James Bernard Short, a poet who lives near the intersection now known as George Floyd...

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