Perspectives with Condace Pressley

There’s a lot of misinformation out there about the COVID-19 vaccines and many people are not getting the answers they need. Rev. Charles Maxell, Senior Pastor of The Breakthrough Fellowship has pulled together a panel of expets to answer your questions about the vaccine. It is a virtual town hall meeting on March 25, 2021 at 7pm. The forum is free and open to the public. Register to attend at www...

As Jewish families prepare for the upcoming Passover holiday, many wonder how best to pass down and preserve their Jewish identity in an increasingly secularized culture. Miriam Udel, a rabbi, mother, professor of Yiddish language and Literature at Emory University, introduces modern-day families to translated versions of the cherished fairy tales, fables, folklore, and poems originally written in...

It's the interview everyone has been talking about - Oprah's conversation with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and take a deeper dive on the issues confronting mixed race women with Cheslie Kryst. Kryst was named MISS USA 2019, and was one of the Black Trifecta queens. She's recently been named a correspondent for the entertainment magazine EXTRA. Also, true to her legal professional roots, she rec...

As the nation marks one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we pause to mourn the lives lost and celebrate the survivors. Nerva Altino, one half of the Altino brothers contracted coronavirus in 2020 and lost his father to the virus. So inspired by his COVID experience, Nerva wrote his autobiography, More than a Gift. He writes of immigrating to the US, mastering piano and battling bullying. Today, Nerv...

Dwayne Reed says only New Yorkers tease him about his name. This Chicago born middle school teacher inspires his students with rhyme. He's crafted a book for young people called Simon B. Rhymin'. He's inspired by his mom and other teachers and wants young people to believe they can be anything they dream. March 13 through the 27th marks the Atlanta Science Festival - a virtual and partially in per...

Miseducated is a memoir from Brandon P. Flemming. He has transformed his life from college dropout to Harvard Professor. He is the founder of the Harvard Diversity Project. He attended college on a basketball scholarship, but an injury ended his career and for a moment, his education. Debate is the tool he used to transform his life and now the lives of others. He was teaching at the Ron Clark Aca...

In this half hour of Perspectives, genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith discusses concerns people may have with sharing their DNA in ancestry research. Next a conversation with the Grammy award-winning Christian Hip Hop artist Lecrae about the work in education he's doing on Atlanta's West side. Then we talk with Delta Community Credit Union's Reina Short about their collaboration with the Martin Luther...

Ancestry.com has added new records to improve online searches for descendants of slaves. Genealogist Nicka Sewell Smith explains the benefits for researchers of records from the Freedmen's Journal and new data ingested from the West Indies.

The 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival goes viral. Go behind the scenes with Festival Executive Director Kenny Blank on what film fans can expect from 38 films between now and February 28th. There is a $3 discount on four family friendly films with promo code FAM2FAM. Next, health information—and misinformation—is all around us, and it can be hard to separate the two. How do we stay sane while unra...

Paul Judge, the much buzzed-about Black entrepreneur and investor, has partnered with Mark Buffington and BIP Capital to form Panoramic Ventures in Atlanta. This venture capital firm launched a new $300 million fund to grow underserved, promising companies the SE and Midwest. The fund will give entrepreneurs in lesser funded regions, access to capital and expertise, to help grow tech companies in...

What do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection...

What do former college roommates, now retired professionals do in the middle of a pandemic and year of social unrest? They write a book! Wanda S. Lloyd and Tina McElroy Ansa, roommates at Atlanta's Spelman college and now a retired journalist, author and book publisher united as editors for Meeting at the Table: African American Women Write on Race, Culture and Community. The book is a collection...

Have you ever heard of Rebecca Lee Crumpler? Neither had I until I talked with Dr. Melody McCloud. Rebecca Lee Crumpler was the first Black female doctor to practice medicine in the United States. Hers is quite the story as Dr. McCloud tells us.

February is heart month and heart disease remains a number one killer of women - claiming one in three lives. The American Heart Association's Go Red for Women movement seeks to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease and stroke in women. Anna Williams experienced both - before the age of 40.

Now that 2020 is in everyone's rear view mirror and the first month of 2021 is in the book, let's look ahead to the rest of the year. Stephanie Nichols is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and joins us to talk about maintaining one's mental health as the one year anniversary of the pandemic approaches.

This week began with the 35th celebration of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, featured the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States and the 49th Vice President of the United States and the passing of a sports and civil rights legend, Hank Aaron. My guest is Monica Pearson who has witnessed much of Atlanta's history from behind the anchor desk at Channel 2 Action News.

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...