Black Convergence

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations–specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week.

Brandi is joined in the studio by your favorite cousin Clyde for a thrilling conversation of remembrance, love, domestic violence and clout chasing this week.

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Your hostess with the mostess, Brandi Grayson, is once again joined in the WMDX Studio by April Kigeya and a surprise zoom from cousin Clyde while he’s in Italy (just kidding he is just in an extra camera frame today). The three begin the hour with a discussion of Love once again, and the conversation then shifts to domestic violence and the effects it has on Love. If you are in need of assistance with domestic abuse, call 2-1-1 or visit DAIS Madison for resources.

Then, Brandi, April and Clyde discuss a new political ad by the Trump campaign targeting Black women. Brandi shares her thoughts on why Trump is making ads like this now, he’s grasping. Then, a retrending topic on social media has the three reeling on what hygiene habits white people have, asking producer Luke his bathing habits.

The show wraps for the week with Brandi, April and Clyde sharing local news updates with their organizations. Be sure to check out and attend Urban Triage’s upcoming Third Annual Harvest Festival on September 7th! Several groups will be hosting a Dane County Executive Forum coming up on Thursday September 19th at 5pm.

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Kicking off the hour, Brandi recaps her week in Las Vegas visiting her mother and her partner. With cousin Clyde once again MIA, April Kigeya joins Brandi for the hour as co-host. Brandi and April have some fun right from the top with a TikTok remix of First Lady Michelle Obama’s comments of the presidency being a Black job. The two discuss Love and share the exciting aspects they saw from this past week’s Democratic National Convention.

Then, Brandi shares some of the details for Urban Triage’s upcoming Third Annual Harvest Festival coming up on September 7th. Then April talks about what is at stake for the Dane County Executive race on the ballot this November and why she is supporting Dana Pellebon and why you should too.

After that, Brandi and April discuss the situation surrounding Jordan Chiles and her Bronze Olympic Medal. Then, the two get into the dynamics between emotional and household roles. The show wraps up with Brandi sharing a bit from behind the curtain on difficulties on fundraising as a nonprofit in Madison, WI.

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Brandi Grayson is joined in studio once again by her favorite cousin, Clyde Mayberry. The two kick off the show with a segment on Black Love and the role black women play in all relationships, but in particular interracial relationships as well. Brandi shares some statistics and her analysis on what those statistics say.

Then, Brandi and Clyde turn their discussion to the national political scene by sharing this clip from Vice President Kamala Harris addressing protestors at a rally in Detroit, MI. After that, the show breaks down what is on the ballot this upcoming Tuesday August 13th here in Wisconsin and Brandi shares who she is voting for, and which candidates she believes listeners should support.

Brandi and Clyde then wrap the show with a discussion of how black athletes are doing in the Paris 2024 Olympics, and the simple answer is SOLID GOLD. A reminder, Urban Triage’s Fall Harvest Festival is coming up on September 7th. If you would like to volunteer or donate, contact Urban Triage today!

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Brandi Grayson is joined by friend and Dane County Supervisor April Kigeya to talk Black Love, Black Jobs and more. The two cover topics from the Olympics, to almost spilling tea on some Dane County politicos, to discussing the remarks made by a former President at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual conference this week.

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations–specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week.

To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations–specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week.

This week, Brandi dives into the crazy news this week of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the presumptive Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party following the news that Joe Biden would not seek reelection. Brandi touches on what the differences are between VP Harris and former President Donald Trump, especially on policing.

Then, Brandi covers the police shooting of Sonya Massey as well as a New York Judge that threatened violence against a teenager during an altercation. Brandi wraps the week with a community update about what Urban Triage has been up to and what’s coming up for the organization, the Third Annual Harvest Festival on September 7th from 3-8 pm at the Farley Center in Verona.

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Brandi Grayson is once again joined by Clyde Mayberry for a discussion about what happened around Madison and the country this week. From following up on the topic of Black Love, to covering sports, spilling tea and sharing reactions to the RNC in Milwaukee this past week, this episode has it all!

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations–specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week.

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Brandi is once again joined in the WMDX Studio by cousin Clyde, and the two pick up the subject of Black Love once again. What does trauma look like and how does it show up in our relationships?

Then, the show is joined by Araceli Esparza to talk about her organization and discuss with Brandi and Clyde about the difference between Brown and Black people in Madison, WI.

Brandi then dives into the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron deference and what it means for Black communities. The previous way agencies were ran was not good, but neither is this.

Brandi and Clyde wrap the show with an update from the Gossip Report, talking basketball, nepotism and the BET Awards.

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations–specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week.

To learn more about these shows and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

With cousin Clyde MIA, Brandi starts off the hour with a clip that discusses what is Love. Whether its Black Love, love with family members, loving a partner, having a conversation on what we bring to the relationships is important. How do we define it? How do we expand that definition? What does love look like in a modern relationship?

Then, Brandi moves on to the subject of mental health and suicide prevention in the Black Community. With numbers on the rise, it is important to discuss the topic and how it is affecting the community.

Finally, Brandi shares her thoughts on the CNN Presidential Debate that took place this week between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

Join Brandi Grayson to discuss the challenges and obstacles families face today. Discussions, guests, and interviews will focus on vulnerable populations–specifically Black families. We cover controversial topics, from religion to race and from relationships to policies to legislation. Join the finest hostess with the most-ess Brandi Grayson every week.

To learn more about this show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!

Host Brandi Grayson is joined in the Mad Radio 9.7 FM studio by cousin and co-host Clyde Mayberry for a conversation on race, poli-tricks and community. To kick off the hour, Brandi and Clyde react to the technical fouls and ejection that Angel Reese received from the WNBA this week. Then, we play a clip from a recent congressional committee hearing where Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett claps back at Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene that the two break down.

Then, Brandi touches on her predictions for the upcoming 2024 presidential election and what the New York conviction means against Donald Trump. Finally, Brandi and Clyde wrap up the show by recapping a recent altercation of a black superintendent in Baraboo being removed from the stage by a parent and share their takes on the altercation.

Black Convergence is apart of the Civic Media radio network. To learn more about this show and all of the programming across Civic Media, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the network on Facebook, X, YouTube and Instagram to keep up with Civic Media!