Another View The Radio Show Podcast

Are higher prices for food, gas, utilities and healthcare busting your budget? Are you dipping into your savings to make ends meet? Are you able to put aside money for a rainy day? We hear practical help to get you through financial tough times. Plus, we talk about ways to teach your children to be fiscally responsible.

Are you planning to vote in the 2026 midterm elections? What issues are driving you to the polls? Affordability? High gas prices? Increased healthcare costs? The war in Iraq? The erasure of Black history? Immigration? Voter suppression? Or are you sitting this one out because it's all too overwhelming? Political and legal analyst Dr. Eric Claville answers your questions about the upcoming election and cuts through the noise to provide clarity around the issues that matter to you.

The historic First Baptist Church Williamsburg was founded in 1776, and to this day has a vibrant and active congregation. Many of its members are descendants of the original enslaved and free Blacks who met secretly under a brush arbor at Green Spring Plantation to sing, pray and worship. For generations, the true history of the church and its impact was buried - literally - under a parking lot in Colonial Williamsburg. That history has been brought to light thanks to the work of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation under the leadership of Connie Matthews Harshaw. We talk with church and foundation leadership about the newest efforts to keep the history alive as the church celebrates its 250th anniversary.

In this special encore edition of Another View, we revisit our conversation from the American Revolution Museum in Yorktown. Historians Christy Coleman and Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander share the little-known facts about the contributions of Blacks in the fight for freedom during this Another View history lesson and answer questions from our audience.

What immediately comes to mind when someone says "the arts"? Is it music? Painting? Sculptures? Dance? Theatre? Something else? The good news is that all kinds of art flourish here in Hampton Roads! We speak with local artists and creators, Patrick Mullins, Rowena Finn, and Terrance Afer-Anderson about the work, focus, struggles, and triumphs of African American and other minority artists. And we hear a bit about what each of them are working on now!

Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras record vehicle details, license plates, bumper stickers and physical marks. The information goes into a centralized, searchable database used by law enforcement. Those in favor of the cameras say they help in solving crimes and finding missing people. Those who oppose the technology say allows for surveillance of citizens without a warrant. We talk about the controversy surrounding Flock cameras, including the heavy concentration of such tools in Black and poor neighborhoods.

For more than 100 years, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has followed its mission to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information to the global community about Black life, history and culture to the global community. The 111th ASALH Conference is coming to Norfolk in September. Virginia's own Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the organization in 1915. We discuss the role of ASALH in keeping African American history and culture alive despite efforts to erase the contributions of Black people in the social, political and economic structures in America and beyond.

Another View broadcasted live from Fort Monroe and the African Memorial Landing as a part of the week-long commemoration of the 1619 arrival of the first Africans in English North America at Point Comfort, now known as Fort Monroe. Our guests include ethnohistorian Eola Dance; direct descendant of two of the first recorded Africans, Dr. Wanda Tucker; and Nikkolas Smith, illustrator of "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water". Plus, hear reactions from our live audience as they get a sneak peek at the newest installation at the African Memorial, called "The Figures."

Do you know your rights when stopped by a police officer? Can you lawfully walk away if the police officer does not have reasonable suspicion of a crime? We find out why the United States Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling that Black Americans often experience disproportionate police violence, creating a reasonable perception that they are not free to just walk away from police - and we talk about the impact of this decision on the Black community.

Since 1908, YWCA South Hampton Roads has strengthened social movements that eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The organization serves more than 8,000 people through programs and services that address critical needs of survivors of domestic violence, stalking and sexual harassment and violence. And now the YWCA South Hampton Roads needs help. Major funding from the federal government is on hold, and the organization has about three months before it will have to drastically curtail, or end, its domestic violence services, including a local shelter. We talk with CEO Michelle Ellis Young about the immediate needs and how the community can help.