At this point in the video, her dog cries out as she appears to continue to try and control it using its collar. Amy then also cries out on the phone, raising her voice as it begins to waver and break. Sebert spoke with Billboard contributor Danielle Bacher I was born in northwest Syria, in the Aleppo countryside, where I lived with my parents and eight siblings; I was the third child. Both my mother and father were uneducated, but they were more open-minded compared with other parents in our conservative community. They encouraged all of us to read and work hard so we could get a decent education. My father had a huge library at home, with books on science, literature, philosophy, and religion, which I still read today. Reading the work of Black scholars who break down issues of the justice system, policing, and prison abolition are great places to start. Some of my personal recommendations include works byAngela DavisAssata ShakurMichelle AlexanderKeeanga-Yamahtta TaylorIda B. WellsandThe 1619 Project,edited by Nikole Hannah-JonesResources like theAbolitionist Futuresconference, thePrison Cultureblog, and theAfrican American Intellectual History Society