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Activist Barbara Fair of stopsolitary.org shares her thoughts on current political scene in Connecticut.

The journey of growing marijuana at home is over. We're smoking what we grew

We're at the end of the grow

In part one, we left you at the end of week 4 of our amateur attempt to grow marijuana. Here were are at week 8.

Marijuana is legal to possess and grow in Connecticut and Virginia where this podcast is produced. We are amateurs but decided to give growing our own a try.

From being invited by Michelle Obama to kick off her Let Move! campaign on the White House lawn to teaching in schools in Harlem and the South Bronx to now holding classes in Fairfield County, Chef Raquel has made a name for herself.

Life is about overcoming obstacles and former Army veteran Matt Hammett has faced many challenges. He has used these challenges to start Socks For The Homeless. Contact him at 860-625-1931 to help.

Daniel Hunt and Denval Lawrence are among 100 men of color being honored at a gala at The Bushnell in Hartford

Here is a promo for my memoir Dead Windows: My Long Journey Out Of Domestic Violence. Available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple Books and Google Books ( https://amzn.to/47rtL3z )

State Rep. Anthony Nolan (D-39th) discusses changes in Connecticut's gun laws.

James Rawlings, president/CEO of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Connecticut, gives an update on funding and what's being done to help the 45,000 people carrying the Sickle Cell Trait in Connecticut.

Street Safe Bridgeport seeks to reduce crime and empower youth

Lolita Bonilla Brooks shares her story of surviving breast cancer

Recorded in 2020: My guests are Eliza Caldwell, a community gardens manager at Gather New Haven who oversees 50 gardens; and Alexander Morales, an operations assistant at the Green Village Initiative in Bridgeport, which has 12 gardens. They’re here to talk about how their gardens are benefiting low-income communities. Previously recorded in 2020.

Real talk, Real people revisit a discussion on guns

Welcome 2 Reality raises awareness of media literacy through education

We revisit an episode with the late state Rep. Quentin "Q" Williams and Activist Barbara Fair discussing solitary confinement

Pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church is bringing big changes to New Haven  

Dr. Lesly Valbrun is the new president of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP says he is charting a course for the city's Black youth and wants to make an impact on the community.

The Walker family recall their childhood

The late Congressman John Lewis coined the phrase "Good trouble," meaning that sometimes it is necessary to cause trouble to call attention to injustices and enact change. My guest is Mark Colville, a well-known activist who lives in New Haven. Whether he is in North Dakota protesting the pipeline or at a naval base in Georgia protesting against nuclear weapons or fighting for the homeless in his...

A former criminal lawyer and current Probate Judge Clifton Graves discusses crime and domestic violence. 

Karin Smith and Derek Tompkins are the owners of the only Black-owned bookstore in Bridgeport. 

After 25  years of stop and go, "Dead Windows," my book about growing up in a domestic violence household, is available on Amazon.  https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Windows-journey-domestic-violence-ebook/dp/B0BGG1GNJF

New Haven Police want more minorities to join the force. Sgt. Paul Finch and Assistant Chief Bertram Ettienne talk about erasing the negative image about being a cop and highlight the opportunities and benefits of joining the force.