61 - Earth, Water , Fire and Freedom

Published: Aug. 14, 2016, 7 a.m.

b"And history is made at the Rio 2016 Olympics! Simone Manuel swims to two gold medals in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Simone Biles' precision moves in the same Olympic games lands more gold medals for the US gymnastic teams. In Baton Rouge, record flooding has devastated homes , families and communities. The city of Milwaukee, the most segregated metropolitan US city, is burning after another fatal police involved shooting. A gas explosion, in Silver Spring, Md ,displaced hundreds of families, as the search continues for victims and answers. Marion Christopher Barry, son of former DC Mayor Marion Barry and a community activist, died of an overdose on August 14,2016. We discuss the impact of these victories, and tragedies, on the Hope and Wellness Show."