EXAMINING WOMEN

In-depth interview with Ambria K. Jones, a graduate of Harvard Extension School, who received her Master's in International Relations. Ms. Jones reflects on her journey to academic excellence and the struggles she encountered in her educational goals at Harvard while employed at Harvard-MIT.

Introduction to the mission of the Examining Women's Podcast as a subsidiary of Commerce Connections. TV.

Dr. Bob Murray and his wife Alicia Fortinberry discuss their book Creating Optimism . The book is a proven seven step program which provides guidance, options and techniques on combating depression without using anti-depressants.

All over the globe people are experiencing anxiety and depression resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Un-expectantly, we have seen an unrest in our society due to an unseen, unpredictable enemy, a deadly virus. It is very important that we connect with professionals that can assist us in the process of making sure we state optimistic as we get through these perilous times. Dr. Murray provides ex...

Dr. Alan Jackson, MD is a Cardiology Specialist in Chicago, IL and has over 32 years of experience in the medical field.  He graduated from University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine medical school in 1988.  He is affiliated with Mercy Hospital And Medical Center in the Chicagoland area.  This interview provides in-depth description of the history of heart disease,...

Reverby's Examining Tuskegee is a comprehensive analysis of the notorious study of untreated syphilis among African American men, who were told by U.S. Public Health Service doctors that they were being treated, not just watched, for their late-stage syphilis. With rigorous clarity, Reverby investigates the study and its aftermath from multiple perspectives and illuminates the reasons for its cont...

Tariq Butt, M.D. Vice President of Health Affairs Dr. Tariq Butt is a founding member of Access Community Health Network (ACCESS). Since 1991, Dr. Butt has been on the frontlines of community-based health care delivery as a board-certified family physician. In this interview with host Catherine McQueen Dr. Butt explains the history, progression and signs and symptoms of the devastating, degenerati...

Professor Daniel L. McGuire, author of At the Dark End of the Street discusses  groundbreaking, controversial, and courageous efforts of the Civil Rights movement as she gives an inside report of the story of Rosa Parks and Recy Taylor—a story that reinterprets the history of America's civil rights movement in terms of the sexual violence committed against black women by white men.

Former members of the Israel of God Evangelist Committee provide insight and understanding on the interpretation of the King James Version (KJV) bible in comparison with new translations. They discuss how the meaning and changing of one word in a bible scripture and change the meaning of the verse. Also, the Four Winds of Heavens book by the Israel of God as a tool to assist with understanding the...

Yvetta Massey a Nurse and Director of Sunrise Health Clinic in Riverdale, Illinois, talks about the effects of undiagnosed sexually transmitted diseases in the communities of color can lead to cancer and other debilitating chronic diseases with host Catherine McQueen and co-host Jerome Johnson.

Dr. Bob Murray and Dr. Alicia Fortinberry are internationally recognized experts in creating optimism and overcoming depression. They are passionate about each person’s ability to join with others in creating healing , supportive relationships and create lives full of joy and meaning.

Dr. Thomas Quinn at the National Institute of Health Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Professor of Medicine is a medical expert in HIV/AIDS, HIV/STD Interaction, Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases and International Health, and Internal Medicine.  His research interests include HIV epidemiology, virology, pathogenesis and clinical care. In this interview with host Catherin...

Project Brotherhood is a clinic on the South side of Chicago run by all Black doctors for African American men. This interview is about African American men's reluctance to trust white doctors and the founding of Project Brotherhood and its initiatives.  Catherine discusses the initiative of the clinic with their doctors and administrators to provide better healthcare  and other communit...