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StoryCorps Shorts: Lessons Learned

From the first roll call of the 1964 school year, William Lynn Weaver was targeted by white teachers at the Tennessee high school he and 13 other black students integrated. A few weeks later, Weaver, a former high achiever, brought home a failing report card. What happened next still moves him: the intervention of an educator from his past who became the unseen hand shaping all his future success.
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The Dating Game - S39 E1

Three bachelors embark on a seven-day dating camp led by one of China's most sought-after dating coaches.

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For Venida, for Kalief - S39 E2

Kalief Browder's enduring legacy expands through the poetry of his mother, Venida, in an unfolding journey between the past, present and future.

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The Gas Station Attendant - S39 E3

A meditation on a complicated father-daughter bond serves as a poignant tribute to the immigrant working class.

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