The Weight of Blood

Maddy conducts online research on the Civil Rights Movement and protests. Kenny invites her to get a milkshake so they can get to know each other more. Kenny finds Maddy refreshing because she doesn’t fill silences with superficial chit chat. He senses that her father is controlling and that certain things she does, such as passing for white, are because her father forces her. Kenny shares his interest in reading, and they chat for a while before he takes her home, leaving her with his email address and phone number so she can let him know what color dress she chooses.

The podcast quotes an interview with Kali, who explains the Black Student Union was founded in part due to rampant racism, but the school board ignored most of the Black Student Union’s requests, assuming that the integrated prom would solve the racial issues (which it didn’t).

Charlotte asks Wendy if she is really okay with Kenny taking Maddy to prom and on a Dairy Queen date. Wendy claims she knew about Dairy Queen and is okay with it, but she didn’t know.