S2E1: The Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit: Frank Long on Politics, Addiction, and Radical Grace
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The episode features Frank Long discussing his journey from Alabama politics to leading a major transitional center for women.
Welcome back to Season 2 of The Shield! We are kicking things off with a story of massive transformation—both personal and community-wide. In this episode, host Nicole reaches out to Frank Long, the Development Director at The Lovelady Center. Before Frank was helping lead the largest transitional center for women in the country, he was navigating the high-stakes world of Alabama politics. He wore the "Brooks Brothers suits" and worked for governors, but secretly, he was wearing a mask to hi...
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