Philadelphia Community Podcast

In the first segment, guest host Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati speaks to Sam Reid who is offering workshops for youth and adults interested in starting a business. www.sriiiconsulting.org http://bit.ly/sriii2000 https://www.smore.com/ne5q2-business-101-sidehustle-accelerator . Vanesse also speaks to the multi-talented Tamara Anderson for her feature "What is Philadelphia Reading?" Anderson is an actress,...

Exposing children to quality books by diverse authors and illustrators is an important step we can take to create a more inclusive and tolerant society. We’ll tell you about the African American Children’s Book Fair that features the best of the best. Takes place Saturday February 6th. This year it will be virtual. I speak with founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati and some of the award winning authors a...

We highlight the upcoming 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair Saturday February 6th. I speak to Founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati about the event and some of the award-winning authors and illustrators who’ll be featured including Newberry Award Winning author illustrator Jerry Kraft, National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zaboi and Coretta Scot King and NAACP Image Award winner Eric Velasquez...

We continue our focus on the upcoming 29th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair Saturday February 6th. I speak to Founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati about the event and some of the award-winning authors and illustrators who’ll be featured including Newberry Award Winning author illustrator Jerry Kraft, National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zaboi and Coretta Scot King and NAACP Image Award winner Er...

I speak to Dr. Valerie I. Harrison and Dr. Kathryn Peach D'Angelo who have launched their new book from Temple University Press, "Do Right By Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces." They examine the issues faced by white parents raising black children and offer resources. The authors will also be appearing at two upcoming talks: Feb 4 at 6:30 with the Free Library https://libwww.fre...

One of my favorite memories was a trip from Philadelphia to Atlanta tracing the Path of the Civil Rights era Freedom Riders. You will be able to create your own travel itinerary to Civil Rights landmarks thanks to a new book. The U.S. Civil Rights Trail offers a vivid glimpse into the story of Black America's fight for freedom and equality. From eye-opening landmarks to celebrations of triumph ove...

I speak to Dr. Valerie I. Harrison and Dr. Kathryn Peach D'Angelo who have launched their new book from Temple University Press, "Do Right By Me: Learning to Raise Black Children in White Spaces." They examine the issues faced by white parents raising black children and offer resources. The authors will also be appearing at two upcoming talks: Feb 4 at 6:30 with the Free Library https://libwww.fre...

A miscarriage can take a terrible emotional toll on a mother – but what about the dad? I speak to author Ted Yang who shares his experience coping with miscarriage in the book Table for Five: A Father’s Story of Life, Love, and Loss. https://www.amazon.com/Ted-Yang/e/B08LSX6TTV%3Fref =dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share NBC 10 Anchor Tracy Davidson tells us about the Project Innovation Grant Challenge sponso...

I speak with Bilal Qayyum, President of the Father’s Day Rally Committee which is a sponsor of a Gun Buy Back event which takes place Saturday January 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm at Yesha Ministers, 2301 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia 19145 and Greater Exodus Baptist Church, 704 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19130. NBC 10 Anchor Tracy Davidson tells us about the Project Innovation Grant Challenge spo...

In Part One of Insight, I discuss The Defender - the Battle to Protect the rights of the Accused in Philadelphia by Edward Madiera Jr and Michael Schaffer. Long before the Supreme Court ruled that impoverished defendants in criminal cases have a right to free counsel, Philadelphia’s public defenders were working to ensure fair trials for all. This is a compelling story about securing justice for t...

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Wondering whether they’re safe or when you can get one? What about the new more infectious version of COVID-19. Do we need to worry? Those are just some of the questions I posed to Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Health Thomas Farley and I think you’ll be interested in what he has to say First there’s a hard deadline coming up to sign up for health...

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccines? Wondering whether they’re safe or when you can get one? What about the new more infectious version of COVID-19. Do we need to worry? Those are just some of the questions I posed to Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Health Thomas Farley and I think you’ll be interested in what he has to say First there’s a hard deadline coming up to sign up for health...

Dr. Martin Luther King’s mission of social justice and racial equality couldn’t be more timely and Monday January 18th people around the Delaware Valley will come together for service projects and projects around health disparities and economic equity for the 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. I speak with Todd Bernstein, Executive Director of Global Citizen about the day which wil...

Dr. Martin Luther King said, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman." Global Citizen, organizers of the 26th annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service, January 18th in partnership with the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, will offer drive through and walk in COVID-19 Testing at Girard College from 9 am to noon. Drive ins will ent...

Please join us for the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service Career Exploration Expo on Monday, January 18th from 10am - 2pm virtually on Zoom. There will be two sessions: 10am - 12pm (session 1) and 12pm - 2:00pm (session 2). The focus of this year's expo will be on providing resources and guidance to out-of-work young people. Workshops will include a Virtual Job Hunt Boot Camp a...

I love a good love story and it doesn’t get much better than Lynette and Daniel Trawick. Their relationship is a testimony to their strength in the face of challenges that might break other couples but only made them stronger.

The show kicks off with our monthly segment with Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati’s VLS Journeys Vanesse interviews Wade and Cher7yl Hudson who are New York Times Best selling authors of The Talk and owner of Just Us Books – one of the few African American Children’s book publishers. Ric Harris, President and General Manager of NBC10/Telemundo62/COZiTV/TeleXiotos/NBCLX shares his thoughts during the monthly...

Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati speaks to teacher and best selling author of best selling books for young adults who shares information on the virtual Floyd Cooper Celebration January 7th. Cooper was an award-winning illustrator and author/illustrator of nearly 100 books for children. His real and beautiful depiction of the Black experience, his signature “subtractive process,” and his genuine spirit of ki...

How about some cool virtual entertainment? The Philadelphia Orchestra offers Our City, Your Orchestra, a series of FREE online concerts performed by small ensembles, recorded without audiences at Black-owned businesses and iconic cultural locations throughout the region. I speak with President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra Matias Tarnopolsky. https://www.philorch.org/performances/special-p...

How about some cool virtual entertainment? The Philadelphia Orchestra offers Our City, Your Orchestra, a series of FREE online concerts performed by small ensembles, recorded without audiences at Black-owned businesses and iconic cultural locations throughout the region. I speak with President and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra Matias Tarnopolsky. https://www.philorch.org/performances/special-p...

Women are key family breadwinners and face tremendous pressures during the COVID 19 pandemic given existing wealth and wage disparities. The National Coalition of 100 Black Women -Delaware Chapter(NCBW-DE) has been awarded a CARES Health Equity Grant . This grant has developed programs and resources that address the impact of COVID-19 on African American women. I spoke to Raye Jones Avery, Preside...

I lost my mother in 2013 after years of decline that finally landed her at Jefferson University Hospital. As her only child with no other family in the area – those last months were difficult beyond my ability to describe. What eased my heart was the incredible care she received - in particular from a doctor who took time to get to know her story – her history. I later discovered he talked about h...

This is the season for giving and a delightful way to give is a present of fine wine and spirits. We’ll be talking with Andrew Hart, Wine Specialist for PA Fine Wine and Good Spirits who has some excellent gift ideas and the latest on shopping safely at his stores. https://www.finewineandgoodspirits.com/ Raising awareness about colon cancer is very personal for me. My husband was diagnosed with it...

We begin the program by talking about a Philadelphia tradition at the Kimmel Cultural Campus - A Soulful Christmas, the annual evening of Gospel music featuring more than 800 choristers from more than 20 local churches. We won’t be able to experience it in person this year but we will have the chance to hear replay of last year’s magnificent performance. You can listen free on WDAS FM 105.3 and on...

January is the month where we make our new year’s resolutions. Lose weight, exercise more, you know the drill. And how did that go this year? I’ll be talking with LuAnn Cahn who just might have a terrific way for you to jump start 2021. It’s “Big Wild Dare Workshop: Into the Light 2020 on January 10th https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-wild-dare-workshop-into-the-light-2021-tickets-130569716537?aff=...