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We are always growing and adapting to life no matter how old you are. There's always something to learn about yourself and that depends on the effort that you are willing to put into the discovery. Today we talk to Krystal Reed, founder of Linking all Women. She is dedicated to helping women and girls discover the better part of themselves through her programs and courses. Click Here to Donate: ht...

There is so much information out there about weight loss but it seems to not fit everyone because some people can’t quite find the right combination to losing weight. It's an amazing feeling when you know that you're going to reach a goal. It's a rush of amazing, it's intoxicating - but it's really like no other feeling in the world. There are so many things that go into losing weight, good and ba...

What is your passion? What do you stand for? What would you advocate for? Today we talk to Tory Lowe, Community Advocate and host of the Tory Lowe Show on 101.7 FM from 1p-4pm. We talk about why he is the most requested advocate in Wisconsin, some of the cases he has helped solve and things he had to deal with while helping people. All contributions made to The 411 Live is tax deductible to the ex...

Milwaukee is almost like two cities in one. We have economic growth downtown, we have a NBA championship team, we have the Republican and Democratic national Committees looking to bring conventions here and then you have that other side with high levels of poverty, crime, record level homicides, and things that are happening that affect a lot of our young black males. Today we talk to Andre Lee El...

Do you ever wonder when you're going through a really tough time, why did God allow those storms in life to happen? Well, there could be a reason and we are going to discuss possible reasons today on this episode of The 411 Live. Joining us again is Julius R Malone of the New Testament church of Milwaukee. We will talk about possible reasons why storms of life happen and what you can do to overcom...

Life is good! Really good. You're happy things couldn't get any better and then the unexpected happens and it throws you for a loop. Join us as Beverly talks to Pastor Julius Malone, Senior Pastor of New Testament Church of Milwaukee about how to overcome difficult or unexpected situations through God. The 411 Live is a non-profit organization and your financial support will help us continue to he...

Welcome back to Part 2 of our Season 6 in Review! Again we would like to thank those who have joined us along the way. We encourage you to check out the full versions on YouTube or any podcast Platform. Today on Part 2 of our recap of season 6, we review episodes 11-15 with DJ Rodrian, president of Rodrian Insurance, Dr. Brandon Currie, CEO of Stryv365, and Krayton Nash, program manager at Stryv36...

We've reached another milestone. We have wrapped up season six of The 411 Live Real People Real Talk. We would like to thank those who have joined us along the way. We're going to take the next two episodes to review the podcast in season six and encourage you to check out the full versions on YouTube or any podcast Platform. Today on Part 1 of our recap of season 6 we review episodes 1-6 with Sus...

It's important to provide programs that are mentally, physically and academically stimulating for our young people. Art, music or dance can help them evolve on many different levels. It will keep their minds sharp while also giving the body a break from everyday stressors. Not all kids have access to these types of programs because some parents are struggling financially or live in low income neig...

Join us as we talk to Andre Lee Ellis, the founder of the program “We Got This” and his wife, Angela Ellis about when God told Andre, “If you keep on with what you are doing with the program, We Got This, you are going to die.” Andre and Angela talk about substance abuse, Andre’s near death experience, what it was like trying to put the “neighbor” back in the “hood” by employing and empowering you...

On this week's episode of The 411 Live, Beverly Taylor invites Montréal Cain, founder and CEO of MERA, to share his brand new idea never seen on the market before. MERA is a community based preventative care and crisis intervention app that creates peace of mind by monitoring a family member or friend that you care for. Montréal, an expert in technology, grew to become very passionate in mental he...

On this week's episode of The 411 Live, we invited Nia Obotette to share her awesome story on how she became a triathlete and children's book author. She felt her life's purpose was to share her story of becoming a black, female triathlete after browsing far across the internet and noticing there was barely, if not zero, children's books about black girls doing such things like swimming, biking, o...

Stryv365 is a non-profit organization that creates customized non-clinical trauma-informed programming. Their program is designed to foster positive childhood relationships and increase their abilities to stay resilient during challenging times. Stryv's framework does not only benefit the youth in our communities but also the adults who step forward to be the ones who help because it revolves arou...

From one box of a couple loafs of bread to nearly four million pounds of food that is delivered tirelessly by hundreds of gratuitous volunteers and members through Just One More Ministry. Founded by Chris Kaper. He recognized there was way too much food going to waste that could easily be repurposed to recovery homes and poorer neighborhoods in his area. Host Beverly Taylor invites DJ Rodrian, pre...

We would really like to thank all the guests we had in 2021 who took the time out to shared valuable, and sometimes extremely personal. Every episode helped our viewers and listeners learn something new. Thank God we’re still around to see another year and The 411 Live Podcast will be here with another line up of quality guests. We would like everyone to join us on this journey. Help us have a pro...

We are so blessed by the guests we had in 2021 who shared valuable, informative information and sometimes extremely personal. We would like to thank them all for sharing such personal information with us. With every episode you helped our viewers and listeners learn something. Thank God we’re still around to see another year and The 411 Live Podcast will be here with another line up of quality gue...

The Supreme Court ruled that gerrymandering was unconstitutional, but there are still loop holes were politicians can get away with it. This technique has be used to influence elections and has been employed by both Democrats and Republicans but used more by Republicans. Beverly will talk with Doug Poland, Litigation Director of Forward Law, a non-profit, non-partisan law firm about how gerrymande...

The U.S. Constitution says that every person must have an equal vote in Congressional elections, but Wisconsin's legislative map isn't being fair. Wisconsin's voting districts are drawn so that they're "safe" for either Republicans or Democrats. The problem with this is that it means voters who don't vote Democratic have less of a say in their government, and it also makes Republican districts geo...

Gerrymandering Gone Wild Podcast Series Part 2 - Suppressed By Design "Intentional Voter Suppression" Gerrymandering is the drawing of electoral districts in order to support one political party over another. It's a way for politicians to get more power and control, but it can also leave people without representation or fair voting rights. The Supreme Court ruled that gerrymandering was unconstitu...

Gerrymandering is the process of drawing voting districts in order to give one party an advantage over another. It's often called "the art of rigging elections." With gerrymandering, politicians are able to choose their voters instead of the other way around. This is a very serious issue that affects our democracy and undermines fair representation for citizens across America. On this episode of T...

The Convergence Resource Center is in the business of stopping human trafficking and they want you to be a part of it! This week, we invited Dr. Debbie Lassiter, CEO & Co-Founder of Convergence Resource Center (CRC) as well Arnold Cifax, Director of the HEMAD campaign at CRC to talk about their campaign and movement HEMAD. HEMAD provides men and all people the opportunity to pledge against hum...

Could funding a certain industry that presents itself as aiding the community actually harm the community? On this week’s episode of The 411 Live, Beverly Taylor talks to George Hinton, CEO of the Social Development Commission (SDC) about America’s heritage of systemic racism and how to effectively change the system. “Prosperous change comes from transformative change over any other type of change...

It’s important for young children and teenagers to give a voice to the worries and traumatic experiences that impact their mental health and well-being. Issues that parents, teachers and others may not be aware of and circumstances that children may not be able to easily articulate.  Join us as we talk to Aaron Heffernan MA, LCSW, Psychotherapist and Patrice McBeath, Trauma-Informed Therapist...

Starting off our New Season of The 411 Live, host Beverly Taylor talks to Susan Lubar, Founder and President of Growing Minds about mindfulness. Its possible for anyone to become better at being mindful of their own body and actions, because it is a skill. It can be learned, practiced and strengthened. Join us as we discuss and learn this skill called mindfulness that not enough people may be awar...

Media has the power to empower or destroy and in this episode of The 411 Live, Beverly Taylor talks to Mikel Holt, Associate Publisher for the Milwaukee Community Journal, political analyst and Co-founder of the Wisconsin Black Media Association, Faithe Colas, Radio host at WNOV, Liddie Collins, former TV producer for Milwaukee PBS, Everett Marshburn, Executive Producer for Black Nouveau, and fina...