Denyce Graves was a favorite opera singer of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who sang at her memorial on Friday September 25, 2020 who was the first woman as well the first person of Jewish heritage to lay in state at the Capital.

Some thoughts about the holiest day of Judaism, the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the possible appointment of Amy Coney Barrett as Justice Ginsburg’s replacement

Game of Thrones phrase “Winter is Coming” as a metaphor for current political events. A conversation with Deborah and your host, Pamela.

Raphael, Gilda and Pam discuss key concepts and takeaways while basking in her backyard! We got so caught up, we exceeded 60 minutes,so we tried to recreate in part 2 where we left off! Sorry, for the short pregnant pause. Thank you for your support!

Sankofa-“We should reach back and gather the best of what our past has to teach us so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward. Whatever we have lost, forgotten, foregone, or been stripped of, can be reclaimed, revived, preserved, and perpetuated.” I believe I may have said the 1965 march over the Edmund Pettis bridge was from Montgomery to Selma but in fact it was from Selma to Montgomery, I apologize for that misstatement.

As I was planning a podcast episode dealing with mental health, the Congressional Black Caucus was hosting a town hall on the state of Black Mental Health in 2020. This is the audio from that discussion. You can access the video on either Facebook or YouTube under the Congressional Black Caucus.

During this global time-out Mental Health specifically, depression, has become a by product of social isolation, anxiety, and uncertainty about the future. Please check in on your family and friends to ensure they stay connected. Listen to any concerns with an open heart. Resource information is also included during our frank discussion.

This episode debuts the music that was created by Rafael Polk for my podcast. I briefly discuss some thoughts about centering oneself as a prelude to upcoming episodes where we talk about depression, mental health and illness. We will also have upcoming episodes centered around spirituality.

Overview of American history to better understand events surrounding murder of George Floyd. I wrote articles involving current events in 2017. If you are interested in reading them Google Pamela Bussey Orlando Sentinel

Raphael and I discuss how he creates music which led me to commission him to create music for my podcast, Ancestral Muses. Raphael can be contacted at his website Raphaelpolk.com