Being Well Informed

Maryland District 30A Delegate Shaneka Henson discusses recent HBCU laws impacting students attending HBCU schools in Maryland. The Legal Education Success Collaborative law passed in 2021 is discussed in detail. Maryland HBCU attendees should be talking to their college advisors about this mentorship program and how it can result in a fully funded scholarship to law school in Maryland.  Listeners will also learn is Morgan State University's plans to build a medical school a work in progress. 

Being Well Informed airs weekly.  The podcast also appears on Apple Podcast, You Tube, Google Podcast, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, and many other platforms. 

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History is about remembering the past. Blacks of the Chesapeake, lead by Vincent Leggett, share that rich legacy about Carr's Beach, and where the new state park will be in a few years. Mr. Leggett walks us through why there was a Carr's Beach and Sparrow's Beach in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and how much it meant to the community. A clip from the past is included as well as the second program with President Kurt Schmoke on student loan forgiveness.

Being Well Informed airs weekly. Being Well Informed is also featured on multiple podcast platforms, including Google Podcast, Apple Podcast, iHeart Radio, You Tube, and Amazon Music. 

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University of Baltimore President Kurt Schmoke discusses can students afford college, and student loan forgiveness.  What are the benefits and shortcomings in President Biden's initiative to forgive $10,000 in student college loan debt.  These issues are explored. 

Being Well Informed is a television podcast, which airs weekly. Other podcast platforms include iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Google Podcast, You Tube, Apple Podcast, and more. 

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What is a hedge fund? Why is the industry a close knit community of certain people. Sociologist Megan Tobias Neely shares what inequality in the hedge fund industry looks like and why  and reforms that are necessary. 

Being Well Informed airs weekly on You Tube. It also airs as a podcast on many podcast platforms such as Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify, and Amazon Music. 

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AARP's Leigh Purvis discusses how significant the Inflation Reduction Act is for older Americans, especially in Medicare Part D.  What is addressed is out of control prescription drug prices and certain caps that may help eligible citizens. AARP publishes a prescription price watch and also has a Medicare Q and A section on its website, which is further discussed. Details are given on when people should apply for Medicare without penalty. 

Being Well Informed airs weekly on various podcast platforms, including Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, You Tube, iHeart Radio, and Spotify. 

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Being Well Informed airs weekly. This edition tells us what it is like after prison and the many obstacles individuals face. Those wrongly incarcerated spend decades behind prison. If the judicial system is so fair with an appellate system, why did that happen. Do those exiting prison really know they can vote in Maryland? Joshua Hatch, founder of Freedom Fighters, LLC digs deep and shares openly about systemic problems. 

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Being Well Informed airs weekly. In this edition, historians, attorneys, and concerned citizens who comprise the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition discuss an appeal of a Circuit Court decision halting the sale of the Cemetery and destruction of the human remains interred in Bethesda, Maryland. Case is to be heard October 6, 2022 at 9:30 am in Maryland's appellate court. 

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Being Well Informed airs weekly. This podcast edition discusses the loss of a child.  Bereaved parents are not all alike. Alice Wisler, author, shares her journey when she lost Daniel Wisler at the tender age of 4 years old. Writing a journal was helpful and writing done in honor of her child was helpful in coping with grief. Her workshops are also available for grieving parents. 

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Being Well Informed discusses judicial reform in Maryland. Why is there disparity in sentencing? What is an "Emmett Till Courthouse?" Is the Judicial Nominating Committee process flawed? What makes the voting process for judges confusing?

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Being Well Informed is an education podcast and television program, which airs weekly. In this edition, Collette Watson and Joseph Torres of Free Press.net explain why reparations in media and by the media is necessary. Some journalists are paid less than others. We also discuss the press and their apologies. 

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