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Flashpoint host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg interviews Boots Riley writer & director of the new movie "Sorry to Bother You". See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about those experiencing the backlash from the opioid epidemic- the hundreds of thousands living with debilitating chronic pain. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

A Philadelphia substitute teacher turned activist is putting his education skills to the test with innovative videos designed to stop violence and drug use among youth. Flashpoint Host & KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg sat down with Brandon Chastang aka B.McFly_ on IG. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the rising tension between the Trump administration, its supporters and the rest of America. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about networking across gender lines in the age of #MeToo. This week actor Terry Crews gave emotional testimony about a business networking experience in Hollywood that turned into a sexual assault. Cherri also had a recent experience that raised questions on how men and women can better intera...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the impact that the gender revolution is having on fatherhood. Images of dads in media is showing men are more comfortable being caretakers for their children and are picking up more of the duties at home. Joe Alvayero- a couples counselor, Dr. Pilar Gonalons, a Sociology professor at Uni...

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The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has completed its investigation into claims that it inhumanely detained a transgender woman who was arrested during last week's pride parade. KYW Community Affairs reporter and Flashpoint host Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions in this exclusive interview with Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy informati...

Debbie Sims Africa became the first member of the MOVE Nine to be paroled. She was released over the weekend after nearly 40 years behind bars for the 1978 shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer. KYW Community Affairs Reporter and Flashpoint Host Cherri Gregg spoke to Debbie Africa and her son Michael Africa, Jr. via phone a day before they addressed the public. See omnystudio.com/policie...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the impact that the gender revolution is having on fatherhood. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Uber is changing course after it barred a number of Pennsylvania drivers with old-drug convictions from using its ride-sharing app. In this Flashpoint Podcast extra, KYW Newsradio's Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg sat down with Thomas Daniels, a fired Uber who came forward to pressure the company to reverse its decision. Daniels received clemency from President Barack Obama in 2015. See om...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the City of Philadelphia's recent effort to take back two tunnels in the Kensington section where homeless opiid users were camped out. Dozens set up tents and were using drugs and living in squalor in four tunnels adjacent to a residential neighborhood. The city set up a pilot program de...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about overuse of the 911 service. In recent weeks, stories of White people calling the police on Black people engaging in routine activities like napping, shopping, moving in, barbequing or waiting in a Starbucks has raised eyebrows and questions about race-based mircroaggressions in American s...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about modern day motherhood. Recent video of Duchess Kate Middleton wearing heels, stockings and a dress while holding her newborn hours after giving birth caused reaction from mothers around the world. Is there pressure on moms to do it all and look great while making it happen? Temple Profess...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about Philadelphia's eviction crisis. A recent report revealed at 1 in 14 renters received an eviction notice in Philadelphia in 2016 where nearly half the city's residents rent. Barrett Marshall, Housing Law Staff Attorney at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Algernon Allen, a licensed...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what it takes to break from the bystander mentality to stand up and intervene when needed. James Shaw became a hero when his quick action stopped a gunman who claimed four lives at a Nashville Waffle House. Security Expert, Ed Iannucci, Bystander Intenention Strategist Lucy Duncan and nei...

This week on Flashpoint: Host and KYW Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the recent racially charged arrest of two Black men at a Center City Starbucks. Guests Rev. Yvette Davis of POWER, Mary Catherine Roper, ACLU Legal Director and Temple University Professor Gregg Feistman, a PR expert, weigh in on the racial disparities in pedestrian stops in Center City,...

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about latest Facebook privacy scandal. Experts weigh in on what this means and how to protect your information. Other guests include Christian woman whose mission is strippers and founder of Au-Some Lives, Inc. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. See omnystudio.com/...

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the price of resistance. This the country marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He was one of the most famous lives lost in the struggle for racial equality, but countless others also made sacrifices. Fast forward, and lives are still being lost. So what is the...

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about racial disparities in who gets approved for home loans in Philadelphia. This week City Council held a hearing investigating recent what some are calling modern day redlining. All sides weigh in on the impact and what the city can do to ensure equitable lending. Other guests include a Trans Latina activi...

Host and KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about Pennsylvania's new congressional map. It was drawn by Pennsylvania's Supreme Court after maps by the Republican legislature and Governor Tom Wolf were rejected. The US Supreme Court did not step in. Cherri also discusses the latest on the Meek Mill case and highlights the 15th annual African American Hi...

Host and KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the status of Temple University's proposed on-campus football stadium. This week Council President Darrell Clarke pulled his support after tension with area residents reached a boiling point. The newsmaker is social media comedy sensation GheeFunny and Maternity Care Coalition reps discuss their groundbreaking ef...

Host and KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the dearth of women in political office. To celebrate Women's History Month she digs into the momentum behind the pink wave, chats up Philly's history making Controller and a millenial queen maker who training women to get elected. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. Se...

Host and KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about youth leading the way for gun control following the Parkland mass shooting. Gregg also chats with an 8-year-old girl who's defying the odds of her deadly brain cancer diagnosis and a KYW Black History Month GameChanger. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30am on KYW Newsradio. See omnystudio...

Host and KYW community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the school to prison pipeline as the guests discuss some of the latest innovations being employed in Philadelphia classrooms. Also, discussion with Wilco Electronic Systems about recent sale of certain assets to Comcast and celebrating a KYW GameChanger. Flashpoint airs every Saturday at 9:30pm and Sunday at 8:30...