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  • African American for Humanism Campaign Follow-up
    Please join us Sunday, February 19, 2012 as welcome the African American for Humanism representatives.
     
    Mandisa Thomas and Kimberly Veal are inviting you to call in with questions and inquiries as we speak with Alix Jules, Jamila Bey, Veronique Matthews, and Mark Hatcher.   Dr. Sikivu Hutchinson and Leighann Lord are also AAH representatives.
     
    We thank and congratulate Debbie Goddard for coordinating such a memorable and successful campaign.
    2 hr 18 min
  • Vicious Cycles - Health and Dysfunction
    On Sunday, February 5, 2012 @ 1PM CST, please join us as we discuss vicious cycles in the Black community.
    We will discuss prevalent health ailments and dysfunctions that continue to plague the black community.  High Blood Pressure, HIV, diabetes, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, thyroidism, depression, bi-polar disorder, etc. will be addressed.
    Being proactive about healthcare is imperative.  We are dying from ailments that are preventable and controllable.
    2 hr 1 min
  • Vicious Cycles - Health and Dysfunction
    On Sunday, February 5, 2012 @ 1PM CST, please join us as we discuss vicious cycles in the Black community.
    We will discuss prevalent health ailments and dysfunctions that continue to plague the black community.  High Blood Pressure, HIV, diabetes, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, thyroidism, depression, bi-polar disorder, etc. will be addressed.
    Being proactive about healthcare is imperative.  We are dying from ailments that are preventable and controllable.
    2 hr 3 min
  • Freethought History - Harlem Renaissance- Lorraine Hansberry
    On Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 1PM CST/2PM EDT, please join us as we welcome James Wrath White.  We will discuss the Harlem Renaissance and Lorraine Hansberry amongst other topics.
     
    WRATH JAMES WHITE is a former World Class Heavyweight Kickboxer, a professional Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts trainer, distance runner, performance artist, and former street brawler, who is now known for creating some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print.
     
    Wrath James White is the author of The Resurrectionist, Yaccub’s Curse, Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town, Succulent Prey, The Book of a Thousand Sins, His Pain and Population Zero. He is the co-author of Teratologist co-written with the king of extreme horror, Edward Lee, Orgy of Souls co-written with Maurice Broaddus, Hero co-written with J.F. Gonzalez, and Poisoning Eros co-written with Monica J. O’Rourke.
    Wrath lives and works in Austin, Texas with his two daughters, Isis and Nala, his son Sultan and his wife Christie.
     
    Wrath can be reached via Twitter, Facebook, and his blogs Words of Wrath and Godless and Black.
    1 hr 59 min
  • Freethought History - Harlem Renaissance- Lorraine Hansberry
    On Sunday, January 29, 2012 @ 1PM CST/2PM EDT, please join us as we welcome James Wrath White.  We will discuss the Harlem Renaissance and Lorraine Hansberry amongst other topics.
     
    WRATH JAMES WHITE is a former World Class Heavyweight Kickboxer, a professional Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts trainer, distance runner, performance artist, and former street brawler, who is now known for creating some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print.
     
    Wrath James White is the author of The Resurrectionist, Yaccub’s Curse, Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town, Succulent Prey, The Book of a Thousand Sins, His Pain and Population Zero. He is the co-author of Teratologist co-written with the king of extreme horror, Edward Lee, Orgy of Souls co-written with Maurice Broaddus, Hero co-written with J.F. Gonzalez, and Poisoning Eros co-written with Monica J. O’Rourke.
    Wrath lives and works in Austin, Texas with his two daughters, Isis and Nala, his son Sultan and his wife Christie.
     
    Wrath can be reached via Twitter, Facebook, and his blogs Words of Wrath and Godless and Black.
    2 hr 1 min
  • Freethought History - Civil Rights & Bayard Rustin
    On Sunday, January 22, 2012, please join us as we welcome Leighann Lord and Travis Simmons.  We will discuss the secular beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement and Bayard Rustin amongst other topics.
    Stand-Up Comedian Leighann Lord's act is smart, upscale and engaging with topics including current events, politics, family, marriage and more.   You can find more information about Leighann on her website, Youtube, and Twitter. 
    She is also a guest Co-Host of Star Talk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson.  Leighann has been a guest on ABC’s The View, Apollo Comedy Hour, The Charlie Rose Show, The Original Def Comedy All Star Jam, Good Morning America, VH1 StandUp Spotlight, to name a few of her accomplishments.
    Travis Simmons aka The Big Funny through his charity shows - Funny 4 Food - He has raised over $50,000 for food banks in Western Washington and now has expanded to Oregon. His Christmas event Jokes for Little Folks has generated 7,000 toys for kids in Seattle and Tacoma.  He is changing the world, one joke at a time.
    Travis has over 3 million video plays on youtube. He is an impressionist, and the Winner of the I Sound More Like Bill Cosby than Bill Cosby contest.
    Travis and Teina Manu are co-hosts Funny to the Moon on BlogTalkRadio.  You can find their comedy on Twitter and Youtube.
    2 hr 1 min
  • Freethought History - Civil Rights & Bayard Rustin
    On Sunday, January 22, 2012, please join us as we welcome Leighann Lord and Travis Simmons.  We will discuss the secular beginnings of the Civil Rights Movement and Bayard Rustin amongst other topics.
    Stand-Up Comedian Leighann Lord's act is smart, upscale and engaging with topics including current events, politics, family, marriage and more.   You can find more information about Leighann on her website, Youtube, and Twitter. 
    She is also a guest Co-Host of Star Talk Radio with Neil deGrasse Tyson.  Leighann has been a guest on ABC’s The View, Apollo Comedy Hour, The Charlie Rose Show, The Original Def Comedy All Star Jam, Good Morning America, VH1 StandUp Spotlight, to name a few of her accomplishments.
    Travis Simmons aka The Big Funny through his charity shows - Funny 4 Food - He has raised over $50,000 for food banks in Western Washington and now has expanded to Oregon. His Christmas event Jokes for Little Folks has generated 7,000 toys for kids in Seattle and Tacoma.  He is changing the world, one joke at a time.
    Travis has over 3 million video plays on youtube. He is an impressionist, and the Winner of the I Sound More Like Bill Cosby than Bill Cosby contest.
    Travis and Teina Manu are co-hosts Funny to the Moon on BlogTalkRadio.  You can find their comedy on Twitter and Youtube.
    2 hr 3 min
  • What Say You Sunday!
    Open Mic! Call in to chat about whats on your mind or experiences. (310) 982-4273. Please join us Sunday, January 15, 2012 @ 1PM CST.
    1 hr 59 min
  • Day of Solidarity For Black Non-Believers
    Please join us Sunday, January 8, 2012 @ 1PM CST as we discuss the Day of Solidarity For Black Non-Believers.
     
    Donald Wright, author of The Only Prayer I'll Ever Pray: Let My People Go, and Mark Hatcher, Secular Students of Howard University (SSHU), will be our special guests to discuss the Day of Solidarity for Black Non-Believers.
     
    Day of Solidarity For Black Non-Believers -
    Sunday, February 26, 2012.
     
    An annual gathering in each city in the United States to promote solidarity amongst blacks in America that choose not to participate or adhere to a lifestyle influenced by religious dogma and irrationality. The gathering will serve to encourage fellowship, a humanistic outlook to assist in eliminating all types of human oppression and exploitation, and preservation of the environment. The gathering will take place each year on the 4th Sunday in February, Black History Month, and will continue until religion is no longer a dominant voice of American consciousness, especially in the black community.
     
    You can speak with our guests by dialing (310) 982-4273 and pressing 1.
    1 hr 57 min

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