The Janus Adams Show

New York City's 15th District has a superstar councilman: RITCHIE TORRES. At 31, he's the city's youngest elected official. His passion: affordable housing. His mission: making the city work for all of its people. His mantra: "If you do nothing, nothing will change."

Getting the new year off to a worthy start, OMID SAFI PhD -- Duke University Professor and Director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center; Author, and Tour Guide (really!) -- brings us his brand of "Radical Love." We're talking Islamic mysticism and American pragmatism; the liberationist tradition and traditions that link together love and justice.

Getting the new year off to a worthy start, OMID SAFI PhD -- Duke University Professor and Director of the Duke Islamic Studies Center; Author, and Tour Guide (really!) -- brings us his brand of "Radical Love." We're talking Islamic mysticism and American pragmatism; the liberationist tradition and traditions that link together love and justice. The Janus Adams Show airs and streams live Saturdays...

In 1738, The Fearless Benjamin Lay: the Quaker Dwarf who became the first revolutionary abolitionist prophesied: "Beware rich men who ‘poison the World for Gain.’” And, why is he important today? On THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: human rights, animal rights, environmentalism with historian and biographer, MARCUS REDIKER, PhD. The Janus Adams Show airs and streams live Saturdays at 4:00 pm on WJFF. For more...

In 1738, The Fearless Benjamin Lay: the Quaker Dwarf who became the first revolutionary abolitionist prophesied: "Beware rich men who ‘poison the World for Gain.’” On THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: human rights, animal rights, environmentalism with historian and biographer, MARCUS REDIKER, PhD. The Janus Adams Show airs and streams live Saturdays at 4:00 pm on WJFF. For more information, visit JanusAdams.c...

We love this image - so perfect for this week's episode of THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW. What's our national mood? Spiraling down? Looking up? It's all in how you look at it. But, "Where Do We Go From Here?" Guests: L.A. Kauffman author, "How To Read a Protest" and SandyOxford (Sullivan County NAACP)The Janus Adams Show streams live Saturdays at 4:00 pm ET on WJFF Radio.

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, ELECTION 2018: What just happened? We're checking the nation's scorecard: what happened and what didn't -- especially in New York's 19th congressional district. In one of the most hotly-contested and openly-racist campaigns, Republican incumbent John Faso was defeated by his constituents! In a "victory for democracy," fairness, and dignity, the district elected D...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, ELECTION 2018: What just happened? We're checking the nation's scorecard: what happened and what didn't -- especially in New York's 19th congressional district. In one of the most hotly-contested and openly-racist campaigns, Republican incumbent John Faso was defeated by his constituents! In a "victory for democracy," fairness, and dignity, the district elected D...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: Voter suppression. What it is. How it's done. It's repercussions. What people are doing to fight it. Our guests: Laverne Berry, activist attorney; Anne De Mare, director; co-producers of one of the year’s most important film documentaries, "Capturing the Flag" -- how the big idea of American democracy can be defended by small acts of individual citizens. “This fi...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, #Voting While Female: Live from the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester, New York. Here, where history happened, November 18, 1872: Susan B. Anthony was arrested in the front parlor of her home. Indicted in Albany, she was tried and found guilty. Her crime: voting as a woman. She did not deny what she had done. Indeed, her criminality had even been covered in The...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW: Voter suppression. Our guests: Laverne Berry, activist attorney; Anne De Mare, director; co-producers of one of the year’s most important film documentaries, "Capturing the Flag." “This film is called Capturing the Flag—literally. That’s what you have here. You do not have people winning. You have people cheating; which also is a sign of our power if we can organ...

IN TRIBUTE: MAX ROACH. For the anniversary of his death, 8/16/07, we're commemorating the life and legacy of my late husband, drummer/composer Max Roach with an encore presentation of "The Dreamer, The Drummer, The Struggle: Dr. King, Max Roach, FREEDOM NOW!" The show pays tribute to Dr. King's vision, courage, gift of hope, and leadership with “The Dream.” Composed and performed by Max, this duet...

This week: two men, fathers both, speak of the legacies passed to them and the gifts they now pass on. MATT MIXON – city-born and bred broadcast executive, filmmaker, and co-producer of “The Janus Adams Show.” Recalling childhood summers on the family farm, Matt thinks back on the lives of his elders in rural Mississippi -- in particular, his father and his father's fathers; reminding us of the po...

This week: two men, fathers both, speak of the legacies passed to them and the gifts they now pass on. MATT MIXON – city-born and bred broadcast executive, filmmaker, and co-producer of “The Janus Adams Show.” Recalling childhood summers on the family farm, Matt thinks back on the lives of his elders in rural Mississippi -- in particular, his father and his father's fathers; reminding us of the po...

Hail to the Class of 2018! Celebrating graduates everywhere: a graduating senior speaking for her class; recipients of honorary doctorates and their inspired commencement addresses. Attorney and activist Anita Hill; congressman and human rights icon John Lewis; media mogul Oprah Winfrey; graduating senior Yasmin Younis; the Black Panther his-real-self, actor Chadwick Boseman, and show host, Janus...

Hail to the Class of 2018! Celebrating graduates everywhere: a graduating senior speaking for her class; recipients of honorary doctorates and their inspired commencement addresses. Attorney and activist Anita Hill; congressman and human rights icon John Lewis; media mogul Oprah Winfrey; graduating senior Yasmin Younis; the Black Panther his-real-self, actor Chadwick Boseman, and show host, Janus...

A Centennial Remembrance of "Black Wall Street": On May 30, 1921, Greenwood – home to a city of Black strivers – stood tall. Two days later, it was a smoldering rubble. In what is considered the worst race riot in U.S. history, hundreds were murdered as White marauders backed by local government took to the streets in rage; leaving bodies – many decapitated, tarred and feathered, burned alive – in...

On May 30, 1921, Greenwood – home to a city of Black strivers – stood tall. Two days later, it was a smoldering rubble. In what is considered the worst race riot in U.S. history, hundreds were murdered as White marauders backed by local government took to the streets in rage; leaving bodies – many decapitated, tarred and feathered, burned alive – in their wake and 10,000 people homeless. Hannibal...

There is a health crisis in America. This week, we celebrate Mother’s Day with GirlTrek—the largest national public health nonprofit and movement for Black women and girls; sponsors, too, of “Harriet’s Great Escape.” 10 women walking 100 miles in 5 days in an act of self-liberation and “radical self-care at its core.” Says Sandria M. Washington, GirlTrek’s Chief of External Relations and this week...

There is a health crisis in America. This week, we celebrate Mother’s Day with GirlTrek—the largest national public health nonprofit and movement for Black women and girls; sponsors, too, of “Harriet’s Great Escape.” 10 women walking 100 miles in 5 days in an act of self-liberation and “radical self-care at its core.” Says Sandria M. Washington, GirlTrek’s Chief of External Relations and this week...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, "Thank You Dr. King" - a tribute to the man and a reality check for the nation 50 years after he was assassinated. In this clip, guest W. Mark Colvson (Dean of the Sojourner Truth Library at the State University of New York at New Paltz): "oppression cannot be dismantled through oppression."

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, "Thank You Dr. King" - a tribute to the man and a reality check for the nation 50 years after he was assassinated. In this clip, guest Theodore "Ted" Landsmark, PhD (Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, Northeastern University; past president, Boston Architectural College; subject, historic photo: "The Soiling of Old Glory") on "cutting down a...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, "Thank You Dr. King" - a tribute to the man and a reality check for the nation 50 years after he was assassinated. In this clip, guest Irma McClaurin, PhD (former president, Shaw University, author, activist anthropologist)on life in "CH-IRAQ" -- occupied Chicago -- then and since.

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, "Thank You Dr. King" - a tribute to the man and a reality check for the nation . . . on this 50th anniversary of his assassination. Guests: * W. Mark Colvson (Dean, Sojourner Truth Library, SUNY NewPaltz) * Irma McClaurin, PhD (former president, Shaw University, author, activist anthropologist) * Theodore "Ted" Landsmark, PhD (Director, Dukakis Center for Urban a...

This week on THE JANUS ADAMS SHOW, "Thank You Dr. King" - a tribute to the man and a reality check for the nation . . . on this 50th anniversary of his assassination. Guests: * W. Mark Colvson (Dean, Sojourner Truth Library, SUNY NewPaltz) * Irma McClaurin, PhD (former president, Shaw University, author, activist anthropologist) * Theodore "Ted" Landsmark, PhD (Director, Dukakis Center for Urban a...