Bringing Light Into Darkness - News & Analysis

One preexisting condition that is not properly appreciated when we look at the health and health disparities of our nation is simple to identify with one simple question and with little doubt. And that is, Are you Black? On the eve of the 95th birthday of Malcolm X, host Pedro Gatos dedicates this show to the State of Black America pre-Covid-19 and to the greater health vulnerabilities that impove...

One preexisting condition that is not properly appreciated when we look at the health and health disparities of our nation is simple to identify with one simple question and with little doubt. And that is, Are you Black? On the eve of the 95th birthday of Malcolm X, host Pedro Gatos dedicates this show to the State of Black America pre-Covid-19 and to the greater health vulnerabilities that impove...

Host Pedro Gatos examines the life and teaching perspective of Nelson Mandela, particularly on the Cuban issue. We provide a short bio and describe in some detail what apartheid meant to South Africans and the southern cone of Africa that was terrorized by the South African army. We detail the numerous UN vetoes US and the west exercised which sustained the period of apartheid for 46 years. We als...

Host Pedro Gatos examines the life and teaching perspective of Nelson Mandela, particularly on the Cuban issue. We provide a short bio and describe in some detail what apartheid meant to South Africans and the southern cone of Africa that was terrorized by the South African army. We detail the numerous UN vetoes US and the west exercised which sustained the period of apartheid for 46 years. We als...

Host Pedro Gatos continues to highlight the World Health Organization 4/27/20 Panel Remarks and provides insights regarding the COVID-19 response and its connection to aggravating access to other vaccines where progress has been promising. We weave into the WHO 4/27/20 dialogue several connected themes that bring light to the larger problem facing majority populations throughout the world but part...

Host Pedro Gatos highlights the World Health Organization 4/27/20 Panel Remarks and provides insights regarding the COVID-19 response and its connection to aggravating access to other vaccines where progress has been promising. We weave into the WHO 4/27/20 dialogue several connected themes that bring light to the larger problem facing majority populations throughout the world but particularly foc...

Host Pedro Gatos continues his interview with the intimate confidant and friend of MLK and eminent Civil Rights icon Reverend Joseph Lowery, recently deceased.

Host Pedro Gatos shares an interview with the intimate confidant and friend of MLK and eminent Civil Rights icon Reverend Joseph Lowery, recently deceased. The interview covers the history around the Selma to Montgomery March in 1965, the repentance of George Wallace, and an overall theological analysis that drove the Civil Rights movement led by Dr. King and the SCLC, with one of the greatest civ...

Pedro Gatos speaks with special guest Melinda St. Louis, the Director of Public Citizen’s Medicare for All Campaign.

Pedro Gatos speaks with special guest Melinda St. Louis, the Director of Public Citizen’s Medicare for All Campaign.

Host Pedro Gatos and his guest Dr. Sahimi emphasize the effects of the holocaust against the Yemenese. Dr. Sahimi addresses the question of whether Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism – is this accurate or overstated?

Dr. Sahimi details the long history of the rocky relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, specifically, how Iran’s victimization by Saudi Arabia has enabled terrorism on its territory. We discuss the proven capabilities of the Houthis including the August 2019 attack on Saudi Arabia using 10 drones against the Shaybah oil fields in South-East Saudi Arabia.

Host Pedro Gatos highlights contemporary context of the 9/14/19 drone and missile attacks. Dr. Sahimi recounts the Joint Nuclear agreement, the US's unilateral withdrawal, and the intensified sanctions under President Trump.

Chernier reflects on his service years and the post-WWII era and how bad it was for blacks, especially prisoners of war.

Chenier describes the dangerous and on the fly tactics of fighter pilots, the most dangerous job in the skies of WWII. The degree of dangerousness is documented through lost planes and captured pilots.

This segment captures the Tuskegee Airmen history and the history of the NAACP leading the fight against barriers to inhibit the eligibility of African-Americans to become WWII pilots. In particular, we highlight the actual WWII experience of Charles Chenier and his fellow Tuskegee airmen and their combat experience.