80. These are not our stories (but we're listening)

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>This is a story about listening.</strong></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>On this podcast, two friends share their stories; one talks while the other listens. And it's deepened our friendship like almost nothing else. </strong></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">That's what we're doing today. To make room to learn from the voices and stories of our black brothers and sisters, this week we're sharing stories from black authors and poets.  From love stories about braiding a daughter's hair to frank confessions about what it feels like to both resent and love being a gardener. We hope you lean in with us this week as we listen and learn from these voices who offer a needed perspective on ordinary life.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">These are the storytellers today:</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Patrice Gopo, <em>All the Colors We Will See</em></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Jamaica Kincaid, <em>My Garden (Book)</em></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Jacqueline Woodson, <em>Brown Girl Dreaming</em></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Trevor Noah, <em>Born a Crime</em></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Michelle Obama, <em>Becoming</em></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Elizabeth Alexander, <em>Apollo and Ars Poetica #100: I Believe</em></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Find their books at our <a href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/influencer-884243d5?listId=11INKW3RVEO5K"><span class="s3">Podcast store here</span></a> or your local library.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Read Elizabeth Alexander's poetry <a href= "https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/elizabeth-alexander"><span class="s3">over here</span></a></span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">_______</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Sponsor appreciation: In these uncertain times we're so grateful to partner with show sponsors that keep making our work possible.</span></p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2">Thi