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Podcast: Beyond the Book
Episode: The Courage and Power to Persist (Feat. Shiressa Johnson)
Description: "No matter what, I had to get out of that house. My mind briefly flashed back to the murder-suicide that occurred on campus just one year prior, and I had made up my mind three, two, one...go! By the time he realized I had slipped out the front door, I was in my car with the gear in reverse. He darted down the hallway and out the door, still gaping from my escape. Shirtless, barefoot, and desperate to detain me, he leaped onto the back of my car, banging vigorously on the rear window.“Stop the car!” he dema...