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Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today: What qualities did you have as a child that you're glad you still have as an adult? ︎Who or what inspires you? ︎Were you on a wrong path, but made a dramatic turnaround because of a major event or a particular person in your life? ︎Did you develop a different reading of life early but were not understood? ︎What we're you like as a child or gro...

Here's what we're talking about today on Leid Stories:   It's been 54 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 on a balcony of the  Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn.    Dr. King had gone to Memphis to support sanitation workers on strike for equitable pay, safer working conditions, and better job opportunity -- and to begin to organize national advocacy efforts aroun...

Have We 'Moved On?" It's been 54 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968 on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn, where he had gone to support sanitation workers on strike for equitable pay and safer working conditions.   In the passing years, it seems King and other stalwarts of the civil rights movement have faded into distant memory, their work, thei...

Activist Gwen Goodwin distills her recent personal experience in arranging for and monitoring care for her elderly mother. She shares what she has learned about hospice care in her presentation, "Hospice Care: What You Should Know." She'll also take questions.      

Who / what caused the "shortage" of black judges  -- conveniently noted by many jurists and legislators as the appointment of Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court is being considered? 

Is the U.S. too deep into the Russia-Ukraine war?  What do you think are Biden's objectives? Why is President Biden not discussing the U.S.'s military and financial commitment? Why is Congress not asking? Shouldn't the nation know? ︎Just Say Sorry: Back home from duty in the Caribbean representing Queen Elizabeth II at ceremonies celebrating ties between Britain and Commonwealth nations, Prince Wi...

Is the U.S. too deep into the Russia-Ukraine war?  What do you think are Biden's objectives? Why is he not discussing the U.S.'s financial commitment? Why is Congress not asking? Shouldn't the nation know? ︎Just Say Sorry: Back home from duty in the Caribbean representing Queen Elizabeth II at ceremonies celebrating ties between Britain and Commonwealth nations, Prince William bemoaned the scourge...

Is the U.S. already too deep into the Russia-Ukraine war?  What do you think are Biden's objectives? Why is he not discussing the U.S.'s financial commitment? Why is Congress not demanding answers -- unless it approves of loosie-goosie war policies? But under what authority is the Biden administration committing to and engaging in "wartime" policies and actions? Shouldn't the nation know? ︎Just Sa...

Explain the significance of President Joe Biden's four-day swing through Europe. ︎Is the U.S. too deep into the Russia-Ukraine war? What do you think are Biden's role and objectives? ︎Lots of U.S. money and resources are being directed at helping countries attacked by Russia rebound. Is the burden equally shared, or is the U.S. carrying the lion's share of it? Shouldn't the president brief the nat...

It's "FYMF" on Leid Stories Here's what what we're talking about on Leid Stories today -- whatever you have a strong, thought-out opinion about and you want to share with others.

Make a prediction about what President Biden will do about massive shortfalls he will soon face.   ︎While we weren't looking, what happened to a slew of programs and initiatives that should be well under way by now?   ︎ Is Biden in over his head? Is he playing into Trump's hands?   ︎ Does Biden get points for involving himself/U.S. in the Russia-Ukrain crisis?   ︎Would Biden be this deeply involve...

QUESTIONS & CALLS   ︎Make a prediction about what President Boden will do about massive shortfalls he will soon face.   ︎While we weren't looking, what happened to a slew of programs and initiatives that should be well under way by now?   ︎ Is Biden in over his head? Is he playing into Trump's hands?   ︎ Does Biden get points for involving himself/U.S. in the Russia-Ukrain crisis?   ︎Would Biden b...

Jeremiah made his presentation yesterday, titled, "The Universal Effects of Lockdown." I couldn't be here as planned. I was sidelined by a construction project that seems to have no end. Do you have a question for Jeremiah, based on histopic yesterday,The Universal Effects of Lockdowns?" 

Trump loses bid to further delay rape case against him. ︎Are you preparing for a rough road ahead? What are the most significant changes you intend to make? ︎Are you done with two-party politics? Or, does the prospect of starting over with a new party too scary to think about? Will America ever overcome its longstanding problems with race and class?

What do you make of where the situation stands between Russia and Ukrain and the threat of war between them? ︎International volunteers are signing up to fight in an anticipated war between Russia and Ukrain that has not even been declared. If you felt compelled to do likewise, what will have been the compelling reason? ︎President Joe Biden (i.e the United States) has taken a leading role in galvan...

Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today. It's "Free Your Mind Friday," and the entire program is about listeners' opinions on the issues of the day. Choose your own subject or issue, but please have an opinion about it.

Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today. ︎Based on media reports you've seen, read, heard and have learned about, what do you think the next phase or major  development in the Russia-Ukraine war is likely to be? ︎Why isn't the United States, a leading nation of the world, not yet beyond its two-party political system, when so many people are looking for other choices? Add your voice...

It took 65 years and more than 200 attempts over the last century to get the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act passed into law. Even so, it's no total victory, as the battle for justice in this and other cases continues.  Are we beyond the two-party political system?  Add your voice and views to the discussion. 

Running his line: Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced ex-governor of New York state, thought he'd test his credibility and appeal himself at -- where else? -- a small Black church in Brooklyn yesterday. God isn't finished with him yet, he told congregants about why he left office. A trial might refresh his memory. Inasmuch as President Joe Biden and his administration are trying to square the ledgers on w...

It's "Free Your Mind Friday."

The "old days" are still here, as U.S. media tells the story of the Russia-Ukraine crisis through a very white lens. So, it was sedition after all, according to prosecutors. But Trump, the ringmaster of the violent, Jan. 6 seditious gathering in Washington, D.C., is not yet charged with inciting the minions to "action" because the election was "stolen" from him?  

Here's what we're talking about on Leid Stories today. Reactions to President Biden's State of the Union address. Share your thoughts on Leid Stories live.

President Joseph R. Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address at 9 p.m. tonight, EST. Each year, the president formally addresses Congress and the people of the United States, outlining critical issues confronting the country and how the administration proposes to deal with them.  Most people, even though they may not have formal credentials as political scientists or policy makers,...

This is the first in a series of special talks you'll be hearing on Leid Stories.  Many listeners responded to an open invitation to present their views on an issue or subject that deeply concerns them. They suggested their own topics, and will take questions at the end of their presentations.   INTRO PRESENTER:  Edward Duzant

Our presentations series makes its debut next Monday, Feb. 28. Details.                 What's going on? Tell me the news -- as you see it.