NEXT with Marcus Atkinson

Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guest, an Assistant Political Science Professor at Penn State Behrend, Dr. Lena Surzhko-Harned as she talks about the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and the CEO of Her Power, Tiffany L. LaVette.

NEXT with Marcus Atkinson talks one-on-one with Dr. Theron Williams, Founder & President, The Bible Is Black History Institute. Marcus and Dr. Williams talk in-depth about black history and how it relates to Dr. Williams written works in his book "The Bible Is Black History".

Join NEXT With Marcus Atkinson and his guest's Deidre G, and Anthony Quinn as they discuss the January 6th, 2021 Insurrection: A deep analysis of the fallout, convictions and political ramifications. Also on this episode, Marcus interviews Gary Lee, the former Director of Administration for Erie County, Erie PA.

Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests; Marc Blount, Deidre G, Chantel Rodriquez, and Lynn Johnson as they discuss the circumstances and trials that shaped 2021.

Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests; Chuck Nelson, City Councilman Elect, Jezree Friend, Sharp Iron Strategies, and Ashlyn Kelly, YEP Civic Engagement Chair as they discuss the local political campaign results in Erie, PA.

Join me and my guests; Chuck Cammarata – Host of “Why” with Chuck Cammarata, David Edmunds – Belle Valley & Elmwood Presbyterian, and Britney Knight - First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant as we discuss the social and political influence of the Evangelical movement.

Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests, mental health clinicians; Maurice Clarke, Chelsea Curlett, Thierno Barry, and Dr. Adrienne Dixon as they discuss mental health in the African American community.

Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests; Pastor and community advocate Daryl Craig, community advocate Maurice Troop, and community advocate Tammie Johnson as they discuss hard truths about the black community that we must face to move forward.

Join Marcus and guests Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald; Leonard Pitts Jr., executive director of Opened Eyes; Brandon Wiley, and the CEO of Cook Media and executive director of Life Through Music; Corey Cook as they discuss fatherhood and the federal holiday passing of Juneteenth.

Join Marcus and his guests; community advocate Carl Knight and NAACP President Gary Horton as they discuss the First Step Act and Carl's release from prison after 22 years.

Join NEXT with Marcus Atkinson and his guests as they talk about their platform for the 2021 City of Erie Council election for the upcoming election cycle. Today we are joined by Chuck Nelson, Elspeth Koehle, Liz Allen, Jasmine Flores, Marcus Yuille, and Greg Brown, all running for the 2021 city council race for the City of Erie. Note: all the candidates for the 2021 City of Erie Council race were...

Join Marcus and his guests; Rick Wellington, a retired Department of PA Corrections Officer and US Army Veteran, and; Anthony Quinn, a retired Infantry Second Lieutenant (2LT), as they discuss the events of January 6th, 2021 and the fallout afterwards.

Join Marcus and guests: Lopez Matthews, Ph. D. Digital Librarian and Historian, Howard University; Lyn Twillie-Darby, President, Mu Nu Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc; Dr. Kephyan Sheppard, Pastor, Word of Life Fellowship Center as they discuss "the dream continues"; the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Join Marcus Atkinson and his guests; PA Senator Dan Laughlin; president of MCIC James Sherrod; and chief nursing officer and VP of patient services at UPMC Hamot; as they discuss COVID-19, the vaccine, and the polarizing climate surrounding our political landscape.

Join Marcus and his guests; Kyra Taylor, and Davona Pacley from Erie's Black Wall Street, Dave Dix from Luminous Strategies LLC, and Marc Blount the host of "Blount Conversations" - as they discuss black empowerment, and economic empowerment in the Erie community.

Marcus and his guests community advocate Fred Rush, and director of domestic violence services at SafeNet, Robyn Young. As they discuss the importance of voting and that October is domestic violence awareness month. Is someone you know trapped in an abusive relationship? Are you trying to find a safe place nearby, but don’t know how? Download RUSafe to find the hope and the help you need. Learn mo...

Join Marcus Atkinson and his guests: Abdullah Washington (Poet / Community Activist), Chuck Cammarata (Pastor), and Adrian D. Ewing (Community Advocate) as they discuss police reform, diversity, equity and inclusion and what it looks like as we come together as a society.

Join Marcus Atkinson and his guests: Brian Polito - Erie school  district's superintendent, Alison Reynolds - CEO of Robert Benjamin  Wiley Charter School, and Amy Harris - Director of Community Relations  and Building Operations at Robert Benjamin Wiley Charter School, as we  discussed the challenges of reopening schools amid the COVID-19  pandemic.

Marcus talks with Dr. Sidney Coupet, an Internal Medicine physician, the founder and CEO of Coupet Quality Clinic (CQC). In this month’s episode of NEXT with Marcus Atkinson,  the host asks thought-provoking questions about the fatalities in the black community from COVID-19 and proactive ways to protect marginalized  groups post-pandemic.

Marcus and guests talk about the historical impact black radio and self-produced entertainment has had on the African-American community. This episode introduces Homer Smith; radio personality for WERG’s “Super Soul Saturday”, Tanya Teglo; Author and historian and Jermaine Beason; Writer, Director, and Actor.

Marcus and guest; James C. Sherrod, the Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Center, share the impact of Martin Luther King III’s visit to Erie and upcoming King holiday activities.

Marcus Atkinson talks with David González, MS , CEO of St. Martin Center,  Inc. and Michael Hooks, Founder of Michael Making Lives Better about nonprofits and philanthropy in the season of giving.

Marcus Atkinson talks with Jim Wertz (Democratic Party Chair) and Jezree Friend (Republican Party Representative) about the current political landscape. They also talk about the elections both locally and nationally.

Marcus Atkinson talks with Kathy Wrosdick Planning Director for the City of Erie, Heather Caspar Executive Director of SSJ Neighborhood Network and Anna Frantz Executive Director of Our West Bayfront about Planning for our futures and organizing our neighborhoods.

Marcus Atkinson talks with Sheila Silman, MS, Program Manager ECRSSA/GECAC, Amy Eisert - Executive Director Mercyhurst University Civic Institute, Jesse Tate, BS - Case Manager ECRSSA/GECAC, and Tyshun Taylor - Client Advocate ECRSSA/Downtown YMCA about a more unified Erie. About the recidivism rate in Erie County, and the funding crisis ECRSSA/GECAC currently face.