Episode Fortytwo - Whitley
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Kia Ora and welcome to episode forty-two with Whitley.
Whitley is a twin and started life off with being adopted.
She was one of nine children living with fifty year old Rose who's husband wasn't around. Her life wasn't fun. They had burning crosses on their front yard as the first black family to move into the small town where she was from.
This is Rose. Whitley said her and her sister were often mistaken for Roses daughters as people thought they looked like her.
Whitley and her twin sister, Whitney.
She also had an older sister, Britney. They were allowed to keep their original names their birth parents gave them.
She experienced racism in her elementary school and was happy to always have her sister with her through the hard times. She talks about her life with Rose and the other children in the household.
Whitley and her sister were good at track and did it in highschool and even did it in college.
She also joined the army and was in it for twelve years.
She has two degrees and was married once before meeting John who she's married to now and has a beautiful little girl, Nia to. She tells us about these stories as well.
She also walks us through her professional life and what she's done to better herself and the community of Idaho with her work.
Whitley has done so much for her short life so far.
I was able to meet her through my good friend, John, and attended one of their two weddings!
I'm so excited for you to hear Whitley tell her story. I loved sitting down with her and hearing it. Whitley is kind, funny, intelligent and thoughtful. I'm glad I know her and hope you enjoy her story as much as I did.
Until next time....
Ka kite ano au i a koutou
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