Perspectives with Condace Pressley

Throughout the country, we’ve seen anti-voter legislation, political violence, and targeted misinformation. All of this is meant to create deliberate barriers to participating in our electoral process. The Leadership Conference wants to empower people, especially young people of color, to be the change they want to see in the system because we know that for our democracy to work for all of us, it...

Friday, March 15 will be a special evening at Atlanta Symphony Hall as Oleksandr Stoianov and his wife Kateryna Kukhar, founder and principal dancers of the Grand Kyiv Ballet will be performing Gisselle in Atlanta. Theirs is a harrowing and dramatic story as the couple is living in the US - in Seattle, WA because of the war in their homeland. A portion of proceeds from the event will be directed t...

Recently, during the 'State of Black Fathers in Fulton County' Forum, two of the leading voices on fatherhood, Fathers Incorporated and the Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy, released their latest report: "The Dynamics of Atlanta Black Dads: Unpacking the Myths and Realities of Non-Resident Fatherhood in Fulton County, Georgia". On Perspectives we go one-on-one with the founder...

Anxious students at the University of Georgia returned to class Feb 26 following the murder of Augusta University nursing student Laken Hope Riley. Authorities found Riley dead after a run near a lake on campus. Barb Jordan is my guest on Perspectives. She is the founder of an organization called Always BEV or Always Be Vigilant. Jordan is an educator and public speaker who lost her sister to homi...

All of us know that language matters, that some words paint a picture of an old way of looking at social issues. So, because the words we use have the power to influence how we view others, PETA’s humane education division, TeachKind, has created a new language guide—Words Matter—that’s packed with lessons, lists of animal-friendly idioms, and everything else educators need to help children learn...

The Black Health Matters Summit and Expo returns to Atlanta March 2. Rosalyn Young Daniels joins Perspectives to discuss how the event delivers vital health education through impactful and enlightening interactive events where attendees can engage directly with leading health and wellness experts and advocates. The event will be held at The Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland St. NE, Atlant...

The Smyrna community is celebrating Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel, Don’t Cry for Me. The dinner will be held Friday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center. Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist, professor, activist, mentor and public speaker. His published works include They Tell Me of Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect...

On this Super Bowl Sunday, we sit down with three-time Super Bowl-winning executive and strategist Michael Lombardi. In his book Football Done Right, he's setting the record straight on the coaches, players and history of the NFL. He that takes readers on the ultimate journey through the NFL's history where he presents his calls on the greatest players and coaches the sport has ever seen. Lombardi...

Jennifer Hernandez is far from an overnight success. In her memoir, No One Can Stop Me But Me, she shares her journey from trauma to recovery. She challenges others facing hardships to allow themselves to say, "I deserve more." Her story demonstrates how anyone courageous enough to help themselves can change their narrative and impact not only their own lives positively, but also the lives of othe...

Mental health issues can affect anyone. One in 5 American adults experienced a mental health condition in a given year. One in 6 young people have experienced depression. It's okay not to be okay and it is as important to ask for help. Often, people in crisis or in need of help seek to connect with a professional with whom they can relate. Frederick Walker is one such person. He is founder of Walk...

Alan Stein says, "you own your career. I'll help you to accelerate it." Stein is the man behind Kadima Careers an organization dedicated to helping ambitious professionals get more interviews, better jobs and better income. He established Kadima Careers to address the inefficiencies, biases, and illogical hiring process that hinders great candidates from achieving great careers. Kadima helps peopl...

In this stirring tribute to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr., their granddaughter, Yolanda — a national civil rights figure in her own right — is ready to lead in this powerful picture book text! With inspiration from Langston Hughes and deep love for her grandparents, Yolanda King shows the world that young people are strong enough to carry on their elders' legacy while creating a n...

The first Perspectives of 2024 features a conversation with debut author Rosey Lee. Her debut novel is The Gardins of Edin. A little about the story - when the bonds in their family begin to fray, four Black women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel with loose parallels to beloved women from the Bible. Rosey Lee...

Perspectives ends 2023 with a conversation with journalist and author Jennie Miller Helderman and her book, As the Sycamore Grows. Helderman originally had been assigned to write a magazine story about Ginger, an abuse survivor turned advocate. Her story yielded this book. Helderman takes us inside Ginger and Mike's harrowing tale. She talks with both the survivor, her abuser, other family members...

Infertility is a complex, heart-wrenching condition that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, affects one in six couples. And while infertility is widely perceived as a “women’s issue,” approximately one-third of infertility among heterosexual couples is male-related. To aggravate matters, surveys indicate that more than 60 percent of people struggling with infertility do...

Ashley Kirkwood struggled to get into law school. Her struggle was so real that she literally camped out in the admissions office until they let her in. She worked hard and transferred to Northwestern Law graduating at the top of her class. She tells me she felt unseen and underutilized at her firm. So she quit a job paying her more than $300,000 a year to go into business for herself. Now she run...

The growing prominence of hybrid work situations makes it easier now more than ever for people to earn extra money. The challenge in a thriving gig economy is knowing what to do and when to start. A new survey from Index by Pinger shows that 67% of Americans have a small business, have a side hustle or do freelance work. My guest is Steve Strauss, the small business columnist for Inc. Magazine. He...

LeBron James is the protagonist in two very American tales: one, a success story the nation loves because it shows its benevolence; the other, the latest installment in an ongoing chronicle of racial hatred. He’s the poor boy from a “broken” home in a poverty-stricken neighborhood who makes good. He’s also the poor Black boy who makes good, then at the apex of his career finds that the N-word has...

Atlanta recently was named the 12th most fit city in America. Atlanta once was in the top 10 and Robert Bunch, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia believes Georgia can work its way back into the top 10 when it comes to physical fitness. The ranking is based on real metrics captured by primary care physicians. As the holidays begin and communities enter into the traditional season of "eating,...

Brandon Siler played college football at the University of Florida. His impressive pro football career included stops in San Diego and Kansas City. Today he's an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and mental health advocate. He founded Legacy Pro Sports with the goal of helping former NFL players who are unable to obtain NFL disability benefits. He shares his philosophy of leadership in the book Defin...

As the holiday season enters full swing, often conversation centers on the many Christmas-themed movies on television and in theaters, but what about Thanksgiving? Now in theaters is just that, "The Great Turkey Town Miracle," based on a true story years ago in California. Says star and Atlanta-based actor Cameron Arnett, it's a story of 5 loaves, 2 fishes, and 4000 turkeys. It is a story filled w...

There is simply not enough diversity among the patient population when it comes to clinical trials in health care. It's a problem that's been around for many decades. Morehouse School of Medicine is working to make a difference. The African American Heart Study is a collaboration between Amgen, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Elizabeth Ofili,...

On February 23, 2020, Dhaval Desai and his wife, Yogita, welcomed their new son into the world. With the arrival of Kaveh to join his four-year-old sister Kaiya, their family at last felt complete. “A promising year lay ahead,” he reflected. Yes, it would be chaotic—both physicians, Dhaval and Yogita would now have to juggle two demanding careers with the demands of an infant and a preschooler—but...

In the early 1900s, America’s cities were teeming with immigrants whose children toiled in factories and lived in overcrowded tenements in neighborhoods plagued by disease, poverty, violence, and crime. In response, a group of social reformers embarked on a mission to protect children and mold them into productive, law-abiding citizens. Known as child-savers, these overwhelming white and well-off...

The Atlanta Opera presents its first mainstage event of the new season with a new co-production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto on Nov 4, 7, 10 and 12, 2023 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. One of the composer’s most celebrated operas, Rigoletto tells a poignant tale of love, betrayal, and revenge. We are talking with Jasmine Habersham who is singing the role of Gilda in the production. Ha...