EPISODE · Mar 21, 2019 · 14 MIN
Hope Shorts Series—What Our Mothers Taught Us
from Michael and Carrie Kline, Talking Across the Lines · host Michael and Carrie Kline, Talking Across the Lines
Ollie Watts Davis and Willie Ben Pritchett paint pictures of their mothers, grandmothers, early teachings and shortfalls driven by alcohol in one case and racial discrimination in both. Willie Ben even gives a lesson on housecleaning. "Most people just organize a little," he says, detailing how much his mother taught him to survive, when she was able. Dr. Davis treats us to an operatic grand finale performing one of the most uplifting gospel songs.
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Ollie Watts Davis and Willie Ben Pritchett paint pictures of their mothers, grandmothers, early teachings and shortfalls driven by alcohol in one case and racial discrimination in both. Willie Ben even gives a lesson on housecleaning. "Most people just organize a little," he says, detailing how much his mother taught him to survive, when she was able. Dr. Davis treats us to an operatic grand finale performing one of the most uplifting gospel songs.
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