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I SEE U, Episode 11: An Olympic Legend Among Us

Eddie Robinson

Posted on July 30, 2021 · Gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee serves as our Track And Field guide as competitive events ramp up this weekend in Tokyo

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I SEE U, Episode 72: Prisons: A Colossal Waste of Human Potential

Eddie Robinson

Posted on January 26, 2023 · Former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller stresses rehabilitation over punishment for U.S. prisons and argues that doing nothing to reform the current system feeds a continued cycle of crime, community dysfunction, poverty and hopelessness.

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Posted on January 23, 2023 · The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.

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I SEE U, Episode 71: The Lion King of The Chicago Projects

Eddie Robinson

Posted on January 19, 2023 · Author of ‘Raising Simba,’ Falisa Ray, offers up a story of resilience as she recounts how her quest of faith emboldened her to inspire her son’s dreams of becoming one of the world’s most beloved characters on Broadway.

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I SEE U, Episode 70: Seeing (Me) Is Believing

Eddie Robinson

Posted on January 12, 2023 · New York Times best-selling author, Tami Charles, acknowledges some improvement, but says there still exists a large diversity gap in children’s book publishing-adding that this disparity directly impacts both the over- and under-represented groups in our society

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