US Rowing Golden Oar winner and Benjamin Franklin Award winning author Arshay Cooper talked with me about being part of America's first all-black high school rowing team. Oh, and like listeners will be familiar with after my chat with Tyresse Williford last month, Holy City, where Arshay and Tyresse grew up, is one of the toughest places to grow up and live in America. We dig into that, too.

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