Perspectives with Condace Pressley

In the aftermath of the insurrection at the White House on January 5 and the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to the United States Senate, we speak with Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence, director of the Social Justice Fellows Program at Spelman College in Atlanta about the influence of women on the vote and the differences which exist between black women voters and white women voters.

There's a meme making the rounds suggesting 2020 made a brief exit, put on a wig and returned as 2021. Much happened to start the new year. Georgia voters unseated two Republican incumbents in a historic runoff election flipping control of the United States Senate to the Democratic Party and on the very next day supporters of President Trump staged an insurrection breaching security at the U.S. Ca...

This is the final show of 2020. My guest is Professor Michael Eric Dyson author of Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America. The night of May 25, 2020 changed America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis when a white cop suffocated him. The video of that night’s events went viral, sparking the largest protests in the nation’s history and the so...

While 2020 may have brought families closer together - literally - it has also placed a strain on some relationships. The baby boom which many experts forecast did not happen. Children continue to be educated at home while mom and dad are also working from home because of the pandemic. Howard and Danielle Taylor are founders of and lead Marriage on Deck and join me to discuss the five ways spouses...

2020 featured multiple elections in practically every contest. Among those elected, Kwanza Hall to serve the remainder of the term of the late John Lewis. He's in office for a little over one month and talks about his goals for the district as he prepares to transition in January to Congresswoman-elect Nikema Williams.

On December 12, six-time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, legend and artist celebrates her 80th birthday with a virtual concert featuring artists with whom she's done duets. She also talks with Condace Pressley about being the new "Queen of Twitter." Also, The Alliance Theatre has reimagined its performance of "A Christmas Carol" and moved the show to the Summerhill Parking Lot at GSU Stad...

US Democratic Senator candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock sits down with KISS 104.1FM Toni Moore to talk about the upcoming runoff.

December 1 is Giving Tuesday. That's the day we are all encouraged to give to the nonprofits we care about. One nonprofit seeking your gift is the ParentPreneur Foundation. This nonprofit empowers Black ParentPreneurs to be the best parents and entrepreneurs possible so that they can leave a legacy for their children. Dollars raised on Giving Tuesday will be used to underwrite mental health therap...

2020 has been the year and our city and nation have just experienced the most unusual Thanksgiving holiday in our lifetimes. As the holiday season approaches, people already battling isolation because of the pandemic now have to consider the stresses of the holiday blues. Stephanie Nichols, therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and owner of Mindful Therapy Works joins us to talk through the h...

We are spending more time at home. As the holidays approach, why not pick up a good book? Or give one as a gift? In The End of Her, author Shari Lapena has it all: toxic men, toxic women, twists, turns and red herrings. Critics and fans both say "No one does suburban paranoia like Shari Lapena."

In the wake of racial justice unrest this summer, many businesses are working to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. Trudi Lebron is CEO of ScriptFlipt, a consulting organization doing work in this space. Lebron identifies as a biracial latina (racially white/black, ethnically Latina). At 16 she was a high school dropout and the mother of 2. As she struggled to make ends me...

The United Way of Greater Atlanta is one of many nonprofit organizations distributing CARES ACT funding to people in need. Persons impacted by the pandemic who can show that they lost a job, or hours or had to stay home with children may be eligible for up to $5000 in relief money to pay back rent, late mortgage payments or overdue utility bills.

Our guest is actor, author, and activist Hill Harper. Television viewers know Harper best as Hawkes on CSI New York. He currently appears Dr. Marcus Andrews on the ABC drama "The Good Doctor." He is being honored in Atlanta virtually as the winner of the Generational Barrier Breaker award from the Peachtree Village International Film Festival. Our conversation covers the COVID-19 pandemic, the inf...

This clever book—part story, part writing prompt—will help boost kids’ self-esteem as they follow Lulu’s lead to discover their very own power phrase. Lulu loves her biracial family, but people are always asking what are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother hates it too and inspires her to come up with one line that perfectly describes her so she can easily express who she is, not what she i...

Fair Fight Founder Stacey Abrams joins Perspectives to talk about her film "All In: The Fight for Democracy," an examination of voter suppression in the U.S. She also breaks down the amendments on the Georgia ballot and what voters need to know in advance of Election Day. Then, Kenny Blank, Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival to discuss the festival's launch of its online film p...

Ambassador Andrew Young, Mike "Killer Mike" Render and Ryan Glover have joined forces to build Greenwood. Greenwood has secured $3 million in seed funding from private investors as the first digital banking platform for Black and Latinx people and business owners. Greenwood seeks to provide banking services to communities who have not had access to or good relationships with banks.

2020 will be a year for the history books because of the coronavirus pandemic, a nation divided politically and a reckoning on systemic racism. Rev. Bernice A. King is today's guest for a real conversation on systemic racism and its impact on income, education, health care and housing.

Morehouse College will shine its social justice spotlight on filmmakers who use their artistry to promote activism at the second annual Human Rights Film Festival, which will be held virtually from Sept. 24-26, 2020. Films from five continents and 13 countries—from China to Gambia—are competing for the title award. Film submissions often explore the impact of race, gender identity, religion, and p...

Last fall Usher Raymond's mom, Johnetta Patton opened her commercial kitchen to chefs who did not have a home base from which to work. She and they joined with a new online venture called Hungry. The plan was to upgrade the business person's working lunch with chef prepared food. Things were going great. Hungry expanded into seven cities including Atlanta, and then the pandemic happened and everyt...

Social unrest around the country has many organizations in corporate America taking a second look at their policies and practices with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion. A recent Forbes magazine article notes the reason many employees who are not of color feign interest in DE&I training is a lack of interest. Donald Jenkins leads a team of trainers who seek to evolve hearts and minds on t...

Martine Resnick and Eileen Lee are co-founders of the Lola is a womxn’s club and community space with a mission to amplify the voices of all womxn. Using womxn in their visual language is very intentional. They use it to be clear in their commitment to inclusivity and intersectionality for all womxn, including any person who self identifies as female. When it was safe to meet and network in person...

COVID-19 impacts back to school in many ways. Some students are attending class virtually only while others are going to school sometimes in person and other times online. 2020 brings a new leader to the Atlanta Public Schools Dr. Lisa Herring, a Macon native, Spelman alum and former leader of the Birmingham City Schools.

Now more than ever the movement for social justice is finding allies in the white community seeking to know more about our different experiences. In "Why are All the Black Kids SItting Together in the Cafeteria and Other Conversations about Race," Spelman College President Emerita Beverly Daniel Tatum explores the life experiences that force the races to separate.

In his final essay, the late Congressman John Lewis described the hope he felt in his last days and the optimism that a new generation of activists would pick up his mantle. One of those activists is Hannah Gebresilassie, a young journalist turned activist fighting for black lives and the rights of all Americans to vote.

We are living in interesting times, where people are not necessarily as kind to one another as they could be. My guest believes kindness isn’t merely about getting along with others and being nice. She calls it a game changer in business, the door opener to opportunity and the key to authenticity and confidence. ABC News Anchor and Correspondent Adrienne Bankert is author of Your Hidden Superpower...