The Faith Hour

A newly published analysis of more than half a century of federal mortality data found an alarming increase in death rates among young people and people in midlife. The focus of the declining life expectancy in America has mostly been on the plight of rural white Americans dying from ‘deaths of despair’ or drug overdoses, alcoholism, and suicide. But while this study shows that people in midlife a...

The legislation in Washington that is affecting your student loans. Why are some politicians reluctant to craft legislation holding colleges accountable for low graduation rates, not greeting a job after graduation and not being able to payoff student loans.

There is a wathere’d down legislation being proposed in Washington D.C.  that would hold colleges and universities accountable to students for low graduation rates and not being able to find jobs after graduation. And paying off student loans. The legislation faces challenges from the #collegelobby who are advocating for a free market approach to higher education

Decades ago, advocates would arise in the church and point out societal issues. Whil offering the solution of love and peace. Today, church leaders seem to be inclined to be Ceo a a part of the society rather than spreading the love of God. The church has become a reflection of the society , denying it’s charter and it’s mission. Why is the church silent on #violenceagainstwomen, #gunviolence and...

Uber reported 3,045 incidents of #sexualassault in 2018. In a move described by it’s chief legal officer in detailing the number of incidents, he described the findings a “reflection of the society we live in’. This places the blame at the hands of the perpetrators not at the company. Uber and other ride sharing operators, flouted regLatinos and gave anyone with a car, access to it’s driveling pla...

As we approach the holidays, let’s examine the triggers that cause us to react negatively in situations of conflict especially around family gatherings. Check on your loved ones, peeps. #MentalHealth is important- check in with people, ask if they’re ok, and practice #selfcare  Love, Harriet

Michigan took a gamble on charter schools and our students are suffering. Free market works in enterprise and commerce, but not one education

Michigan has a free market approach to schools And has the most -for-profit charter schools in the country. Shocked? So was i as I read a New York Times article 

An obscure 1996 law allows tech companies to allow pimps and others to solicit and promote sex trafficking in minors. Section 230 of the law says internet companies are not liable for what their users post- but what about the sex trafficking of minors that appear o social media sites? 

Wages in some sectors are thriving, while in other sectors, they remain stagnant. Why?  Within the most prosperous regions of the country, income inequality is widening to new extremes. What economists have come to think of as ‘superstar cities’- think New York City, Los Angeles, etc. - Income growth and income inequality now go hand-in-hand, A recent analysis by the New York Fed shows that b...

Today is the first day of the last month of the decade. The 2010’s has had it’s fair share of ups and downs for us all. 

How has faith been impacted in the last decade? The 2010’s began and we saw changes in technology (anyone remembers the #tre650 phone? It was remarkable for it’s time. Ho has faith changed?

The continued online victimization of former California congresswoman is examined. In this episode, we examined if she’s a victim or perpetrator. Ms. Hill resigned form congress due to nudes of her relationship with another woman being leaked by a vengeful ex-husband. Her ex, apparently was not happy with the dissolution of their marriage and leaked nudes of her to the press. She was painted as a...

Rapper, Kanye West who disclosed to Billboard Magazine that he was in $85M debt in 2018. Comes 2019, West formed a church and began conducting concerts styled as Sunday service around the country. He later reaped a $68M tax refund form the #IRS to cover the cost of his lifestyle.

In the bonus segment, we discover that robots are driving the speed of automated delivery and the cost to workers.1

A recent report revealed the unbelievable number of Amazon employees who have been injured on the job, due to speed and automation. Amazon boasts the use of robots who operate on warehouse floors and deliver packages to workers faster than human hands can keep up. What is the cost of this to workers who become maimed or injured?

Kanye West says his $68M tax refund was ‘divinely inspired’. Indeed, after releasing a new album entitled ‘Jesus is King’ where the rapper who formerly espoused explicit lyrics now capitulates to a non-explicit Christian/Jesus centered message, it would appear that Kanye’s financial windfall- which came on the heels of self-admitted $35 million indebtedness- is the work of a higher being. But now...

#DownToEarth #SundayMorning, the host, Harriet Cammock an author and speaker discusses the parallels between Christianity and Stoicism.

In this episode, Harriet examines the ideology behind #stoicism and any parallels between the two. The similarities are startling. Stoicism, an Ancient Greek philosophy formed in Athens, teaches that virtue,, the highest good is based on knowledge, the wise can live in harmony with he divine Reason that permeates nature. Christianity, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, teaches lov...

Within a two week timeframe 2 twenty year old young women were killed by their intimate partners in the Detroit area.

Two young  Detroit-area women were recently killed by their partners in shocking acts of violence in a two week span. The Macomb County Prosecutor said - is the sixth murder case resulting from a domestic violence situation , his office has prosecuted in the last two months -  Katrina Arnold,a 20 year-old Detroit native who was a sophomore student and softball player at the University of...

Born and raised in Pontiac, Michigan, Lauryn Nichole is an up- and coming artist, singer,songwriter, and professional dancer. Since she was 2 years old,, Lauryn has danced in many forms; ballet,lyrical,contemporary,tap,modern jazz,and hip hop. Between 2006 and 2015, Lauryn was a member of the Competitive Dance Team. at My Dance Studio, Inc. Additionally, Lauryn successfully auditioned for the Detr...

We previously talked about homeless school children in Michigan,with a recent report chronicling  the 36,000+ homeless children in Michigan. But i New York, the numbers are even more staggering: 114,085 students in New York City schools are homeless. The number of school-age children in New York who live in shelters or ‘doubled-up’ in apartments with family or friends has shot up by 70 per ce...

Alabama runs the most violent prison system in America. In 2019, alone, an astonishing thirteen people were killed inside Alabama‘s prisons and the record sixty deaths since2010 is a tenfold increase from the previous decade. While the national homicide rate for state prisons,is 7 per 100,000 inmates, in 2019, Alabama state prisons’ homicide rate is 62 per 100,000 (according to the Bureau of Justi...

The response from live viewers ignited this segment. Viewers chimed in on what causes homelessness, and poverty and why the impact is most felt in small towns across the state.