Joe Loya
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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You know, she introduced a lot of things.
She introduced me to literature.
In fact, she got me reading a lot of great literature and she cleaned up my English.
to kind of the East LA staying out of it temporarily.
Brenda became disillusioned with my dad too.
They became violent with her as well.
And she saw all the violence that was going on with us.
Now, she decides what she has to do for herself is she has to leave.
Now, this is all not just telling you a story.
This isn't service of the question you ask, like, how does somebody become a bank robber?
When my dad was a minister, Brenda was the accountant.
They would get their offering.
And I'm already like larcenous in the heart.
I'm so angry and confused.
One, nobody's helping with my grief.
My mom dies.
They catch me crying.
You know what the church ladies say?
Why are you crying?
Don't cry.