Return To Flint (with Catrina and Ezra Tillman)

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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It’s hard to look at the current administration’s decision to downplay the severity of the Coronavirus without thinking about the Flint water crisis. Both stories reflect the devastating impact of misinformation and government inaction. This week, we return to Flint and talk to a dynamic duo: Pastor Ezra Tillman and First Lady Catrina Tillman. We hear about the incredible work they’re doing to support their community and the progress still left to be done. Join Julián for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from environmental racism, Diana Ross, and the kindness of strangers. Keep up with Julián on twitter @JulianCastro and Instagram @JulianCastroTX Resources from this episode Learn move about the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church through their website and Facebook page. Support The Water Box at 501cTHREE.org Support the show by checking out our sponsor You can digitally purchase life insurance from Haven Life Insurance Agency at havenlife.com/ouramerica. Haven Term is a Term Life Insurance Policy (ICC17DTC) issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111 and offered exclusively through Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC. Policy and rider form numbers and features may vary by state and not be available in all states. Our Agency license number in California is 0K71922 and in Arkansas, 100139527. The Marguerite Casey Foundation, creating greater freedom for changemakers to create a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org, and connect with the Foundation on Twitter and Facebook. To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/our-america shortly after the air date. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:37.0	Good morning. I just want to thank First Trinity for the water here at the
0:50.7	water box. We use that to to babe our baby we have a new baby a month old and I will be
0:57.5	back to get my jug refilled. Thank you so much. Thank you'll at 1226 Beach Street in downtown Flint
1:07.1	you'll find the first Trinity missionary Baptist church
1:10.0	led by pastor Ezra Tillman and his wife, First Lady Katrina Tillman.
1:14.4	Hello guys, it is Lady Two Men here with First Trinity.
1:20.2	In some ways, it's just like any other church. They offer Sunday worship, weekly Bible study, but starting in 2014, they stepped up to play a new role for their community.
1:31.0	So today is Thursday and we are getting prepared to open our waterbox for the public
1:39.0	so if you are in the Flint area, get this message out and let the residents of Flint know that they can either bring their the drugs that were given out to the public. Over the past five years, the team at First Trinity has distributed hundreds of thousands of
1:57.7	gallons of clean water. They're able to do this with a revolutionary system called
2:02.2	the Waterbox.
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