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This Fantastic Fellas Friday is an ATLANTA THING as we celebrate Rapper, Song Writer, Actor, Activist, Co-Founder of Greenwood and now Change Maker Award recipient Killer Mike.  He is a son of a police officer and discusses police brutality, social inequality, systemic racism, black wealth, and banking.  Born Michael Santiago Render, Killer Mike made his debut on Outkast 's 2000 LP Stankonia , and...

We switch this Wonderful Women Wednesday to We Want Wellness Wednesday Covid-19 In Trump’s Own Words.  Wellness is defined as the state of being in good health.  Usually we think of wellness as physical, but mental health wellness is more important than ever.  Trump said we're now on our own and try not to die and ending pandemic is one of his accomplishments.  Really?  With the election less than...

This Marvelous Motivating Monday is a call-in phone interview with entrepreneur and author Kabrina Amey who is Founder and CEO of Champion the Distance (www.championthedistance.com).  She is an Arkansas native and mother of two who used her adversity to establish her organization.  I purchased her amazing journal entitled: Black Royalty and here are quotes on the intro pages that I thought were ve...

IT’S A PITTSBURGH THING TODAY.  This Fantastic Fellas Friday focuses on two young men who make Pittsburgh proud. Cedric Humphrey is a Senior at the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) who is studying Political Science and Economics with a French minor and a certificate in Transatlantic studies.  He became recognized as he asked former Vice President and now Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden...

This Wonderful Women Wednesday is Part 2 of Marvelous Motivating Monday as we continue celebrating the Democratic Vice-President Nominee Senator Kamala Harris.  Kamala Harris has spent the better part of two decades in public life notching up a long list of things she was the first to achieve: the first Black woman to be elected district attorney in California history, first woman to be California...

Today’s Marvelous Motivating Monday celebrates AKA Kamala Devi Harris.  This is a two-part episode that talks about Kamala at the beginning of her life before politics.  Part 2 focuses on politics and the coronavirus.  I want people to know the person.  We focus on who she is, not what she is or is about to become.  I thought Mariah Carey’s song HERO was appropriate to start the episode.  Whether...

This Fantastic Fellas Friday, we celebrate community activist and Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta.  Pennsylvania is now said to be the state that will decide who the next United States President will be.  Unfortunately, the Republicans in the state legislature tried to quietly create and control a new election “integrity” committee giving them power to investigate the November 3...

This Wonderful Women Wednesday features British Journalist Carole Cadwalladr as she explains in several interviews how the power of social media not only affected the outcome of the 2016 election, but how it  is affecting the 2020 U.S. election.  She talks about how it targets voters and also affects your everyday life.  A recent example is how social media had thousands of fake black Trump suppor...

This Marvelous Motivating Monday episode explains why we have the Electoral College (there's a child version too to explain it to the younger future voters). It also explains how your Census determines the number of Electoral College votes for the presidency your state gets, and the importance of voting.  YES, EVEN WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, YOUR VOTE DOES COUNTS.   I hope you enjoy the narrative...

Opening this Fantastic Fellas Friday episode with Fat Joe and Remy Ma singing, ALL THE WAY UP, Fat Joe Interviews Dr. Fauci regarding Covid19 and how it affects people of color.  Dr. Anthony Fauci is a physician and immunologist who has served as Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease since 1984.  Rapper Fat Joe (born Joseph Antonio Cartagena) is a Grammy Award, Teen Choi...

This Wonderful Women Wednesday shares interviews with Kristin Urquiza and Rosa Felipe whose families are affected by Covid19.  Kristin has become a Covid19 advocate after her father died from Covid19 because as a Trump supporter, he listened to him and believed he was safe to go to a bar for karaoke unmasked.  Rosa Felipe is a hospital worker fighting Covid19 who was one of the first people diagno...

This first Marvelous Motivating Monday episode starts out with my morning meditation song entitled Thank You by Lisa Page Brooks.  I'm thankful for life, and any ability to promote change.  Jane talks about her fight for climate change, as well as her new book What Can I Do? My Path From Climate Despair to Action.  She's video interviewed by Trevor Noah and Andy Cohen, so audio isn't as clear as I...

This first Fantastic Fellas Friday episode is a fun celebration of Atlanta Rapper Lil Baby.  I want to show how rappers are romantic, sensitive and aware of the impact their songs can have in a positive way.  His hit song entitled The Bigger Picture addresses what's happening in America and around the world.  As he says, it's bigger than black and white.  Shout out to Jayda Wayda!!  I hope you enj...

This Wonderful Women Wednesday celebrates nine-time Grammy Winner Sheryl Crow.  As a singer, songwriter, actress, amongst other titles, Sheryl also makes her political voice heard as an activist.  This episode contains a recorded call-in interview she did on MSNBC and  interviews she did three (3 ) years ago and one (1) month ago, both on Stephen Colbert The Late Show, talking about her political...

(WE'RE SWITCHING TO FANTASTIC FELLAS FRIDAYS OCTOBER 2, 2020) This LAST Men Monday is about how Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, amongst other things, is putting his money where his mouth is.  His dedication against discrimination in the Jewish and African-American communities and his dedication of supporting his black players amidst the injustice happening in America, shows how wo...

This is a call-in conversation via speakerphone and handheld recording device discussing how we celebrate the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for a second time.  Today RBG makes history again as she Lies in State (RIP RBG). This episode, I'm joined by Ms. Teri, whose audio had to be clipped in Part 1.  The good news is that Part 2 is even better.  After we celebrate RBG, I ask her t...

Celebration of a true trailblazer.  This Wonderful Women Wednesday is a call-in conversation I'm having with my friend for over 40 years,  Ms. Teri,  calling from Pittsburgh.  We talk about the celebration of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in various ways.  We discuss her upbringing, education, and more importantly how she motivated girls and women of all races and backgrounds standing...

This Men Monday highlights an Author, Journalist, and yes, Writer of Comic Book about Black Panther and Captain America (Marvel) .  Ta-Nehisi Coates who has won too many awards to list.  He's known for writing about culture, social and political issues, particularly regarding African Americans and white supremacy.  A white student who is a rap fan asks him about the N word while singing a song - I...

This Wonderful Women Wednesday addresses the Social Media "KARENS", which are white women who throw tantrums in public about their not wearing a mask, or call the police on people of color who they say are committing  crimes, which they are not, or worse, giving out flyers and information, that is ALL false regarding reasons not to wear masks.  Finally, a discussion between Professors Dr. N'Sega B...

This Wonderful Women Wednesday episode is about the Black Cast of the Golden Girls (Tracie Ellis Ross, Regina King, Sanaa Latham and Alfre Woodard) playing the legendary Golden Girls, acting out their Season 1, episode 21 about catching the flu, with a banquet coming up soon.  This episode support Color of Change (the nation's largest online racial injustice organization).  At the end of the episo...

Today's Men Monday episode talks about LeBron James as an advocate, philanthropist and moral compass.  I talk about many things you may not know about LeBron and how his life outside of basketball is God sent.  We then mainly talk about MORE THAN A VOTE a non-profit that LeBron and other athletes started in June 2020, teaming up with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.  Their website banner says "CHANGE...

Today's Wonderful Women Wednesday discusses voter suppression.  This episode shares a commercial the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle is doing about the need to vote and a clip of an interview she did with Journalist, Feminist and Social Political Activist Gloria Steinem.  Also a clip of Stacey Abrams talking to Chris Hayes and Joy Reid on MSNBC talking about voter suppression.  WE MUST VOTE!!  GO...

This Men Monday we celebrate, not mourn the life of Chadwick Boseman.  Our King T'Challa of WAKADA FOREVER!!  We celebrate his strength and how in only seven (7) years, he played iconic figures in the African-American Culture (Jackie Robinson - 42; James Brown - Get on Up; Thurgood Marshall - Marshall).  We talk about the significance of his dying on August 28, 2020, as well as how he was born in...

This is audio recording from the Live broadcast on BET of the August 28, 2020 NAN Commitment March in Washington, DC.  UNFORTUNATELY BET HAD AUDIO DIFFICULTIES, SO FORGIVE THE AUDIO, BUT RECEIVE THE MESSAGE.  The families of Breonna, George and Jacob speak with powerful messages, and instructions for us to bring hope, unity, and perseverance.    Followed by an inspirational song called:  I Need Yo...

This is a BET live recording of Yolanda Renee King (only grandchild of MLK, Jr.), Martin Luther King, III and Reverend Al Sharpton, Founder of National Action Network (NAN).  BET had a few technical difficulties, but the message is the goal.  Community or Chaos - what do we want? Rev. Al explains why the Lincoln Memorial was chosen 57 years ago and now.   WE DENOUNCE LOOTING, PLEASE DENOUNCE SHOOT...