Bridging Philly

This weekend on Flashpoint, we kick off Women’s History Month with host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asking the burning questions about the pink collar recession. Diane Cornman-Levy, of Women's Way joins Brenda Shelton-Dunston, of Black Women's Health Alliance and Jen Devor, a mother left the workforce to tend to her daughter. The Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the we...

We close out Black History Month with host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asking the burning questions about how racism impacts children. Katie D’Angelo and Dr. Valerie Harrison are the authors of Do Right By Me: Raising Black Children in White Spaces discuss their book.   Then, our newsmaker of the week is Trey Brown, the 15 year-old is President and CEO of SPERGO, a fa...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about ways government can look at systems to root out racism. Omolara Fatiregun, founder of Thrive! has created an algorithm for governments to use to test their spending. Then, our newsmaker of the week is JumpStart Philly. Founder, Ken Weinstein discusses a new partnership between JumpStart Philly and the P...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the interracial marriage. Farrah Parkes and Brad Linder, producers of the Loving Project are guests. Then, our newsmaker of the week is the Philadelphia School District plan to re-open schools later this month. Sandra Dungee Glenn of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education discusses. Finally, the Patr...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the recent rise of Black women in leadership positions. Rutgers Law Professor Stacy Hawkins joins Christine Jacobs, executive director of Represent PA. Then, our newsmaker of the week is Keir Bradford-Grey, Chief of the Defender Association of Philadelphia. Finally, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of t...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about community accountability as Philadelphia faces a new uptick in gun violence in 2021. Bilal Qayyum, founder of Father’s Day Rally Committee and Terrance Harrell also known as No Gun Zone on Instagram are guests. Then, our newsmaker of the week is Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier. Finally, t...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw’s first year on the job. She became the first Black woman to fill the post last February. Then, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Tiny WPA. Co-founder, Alex Gilliam is guest. 

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in light of covid19 racial unrest and more. Jeanne Theoharris author of   A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights Histor y   is guest. Then, Sue Ming Yeh and Chester Hollman III are newsmakers discussing COVID19 and prison. Fin...

Host an KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what’s ahead for the GOP in light of the insurrection at the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Rina Shah, Charlie Gerow, and William Rosenberg join the show. Then, the Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Black Music City Project.

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what’s ahead in 2021 for the pandemic, politics and race. Molly Harrar, David Dix and Stacy Hawkins.

This weekend on Flashpoint, host Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about coping with covid19 isolation during the holidays. Dr. Eric Speigel and Fredricka Maister are guests in this segment. The newsmaker of the week is education. Sandra Dungree Glenn of Philadelphia Community Stakeholders is guest. The Patriot Homecare Changemaker of the week is Sisterhood Inc. Founder Rev. Dr. Hilda Coving...

Host and KYW Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the new COVID-19 vaccine. Recent surveys show that half of Americans are reluctant to get the shot. Why? Dr. Allison Buttenheim and Dr. Ala Stanford are guests. The Patriot Homeware Changemaker of the week is the William Penn Foundation.

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the impact of the pandemic on gender roles in families. Dr. George James joins Marni Puente and Jeff Stein. The newsmaker is author Michael Eric Dyson on his new book, “Longtime Coming: Reckoning with Race in America.” Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemaker is Anton Moore, executive producer of the n...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the law and tradition of American’s democratic transition of power. Dr. Claire Finkelstein, a Penn Law professor and Director of Center for Ethics and Rule of Law is guest.  The newsmaker is the Pennsylvania’s purple suburbs. Jaime Parrapatto, founder of Turn Pa Blue discusses what Democrats did right f...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about what exit polls say about the outcome of Election Day. Larry Ceisler, Principal of Larry Ceisler Media and Jasmine Sessoms, founder of She Can Win discuss future of Democratic party.  The newsmaker is the GOP. Republican Influencer and conservative radio host Dean Malik explains why GOP leaders lack fai...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about recent police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. Parents Kathy Brant and Walter Wallace Senior speak about what happened. Attorney Shaka Johnson explains why they do not want the officers charged with murder. The newsmaker is Senator Bernie Sanders. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemaker is Cheryl Ann Wa...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about recent polls showing young men of color are attracted to President Donald Trump in stark contrast to young women of color. Guests include Rafael Collazo: Director of Political Affairs for the UnidosUS Action Fund and Randy Robinson founder of Right for Philadelphia. The newsmaker of the week is the misi...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the Trump administration’s impact on federal courts. Guests include Penn Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt and Drexel Law Professor Lisa Tucker. Newsmaker is Visit Philadelphia CEO Jeff Guaracino. Finally- the Patriot Homecare changemakers are Eric Marsh of The Fathering Circle and Toby Fraser of Lutheran...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about non-voters in Pennsylvania and beyond. In 2016, it 41 percent of eligible voters- or nearly 100 million Americans- in did not vote in the general election. Why do so many American opt of our democracy? Who are these individuals? How does their decision not to engage impact politics? We look at the 100 M...

Host and Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg talks to former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams about coming off of house arrest and rebuilding his life after three years in prison.

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks burning questions about transracial adoption. Dr. Joseph Crumbly, therapist and expert on transracial adoption and kinship care joins Stefani Moon a former program manager with Open Arms Adoption and adoptive mother of Black children and new transracial adoptive parents Nate and Julia Overly. The newsmaker of the week is Dan Pears...

The longtime Osage Avenue block captain who lobbied five mayors to get the Osage-Pine neighborhood rebuilt after the MOVE Bombing has died. Flashpoint host and KYW Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg went to West Philadelphia and spoke to those who knew Gerald Wayne Renfrow best about his legacy.

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about the mental health and suicide prevention in the age of covid19. In this special edition of the show, "I'm Listening," we explore the impact that the pandemic, job loss, racial unrest and more are having on mental health. The Centers for Disease Control recently issued a report saying that one in four yo...

Flashpoint and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter, host Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about rooting out racism in small town and suburban America. Dr. Sarah Willie-LeBreton, Provost and Dean of Faculty at Swarthmore College and an expert in the sociology of inequality joins Lindsay Wetmore-Arkader a Medical Anthropologist who organized a solidarity rally to support Black Lives Matt...

Host and KYW Newsradio Community Affairs Reporter Cherri Gregg takes a look at what’s happening in Pennsylvania when it comes to voting. Ben Geffen, lawyer for Public Interest Law Center joins Donnell Drinker who runs Election Protection for ACLU of Pennsylvania, Abu Edwards, co-founder of Millennials in Action, Todd Polinchock, Republican State Rep from Bucks County and Pat Christmas, Policy Dire...