This week Nell Braxton Gibson joins the podcast to share her experiences as a foot soldier during the Civil Rights Movement. Mrs. Gibson tells stories of her experiences, including her arrest while a Spelman College student while mass-demonstrating and registering first-time Black voters in Georgia. She speaks on how a later arrest for protesting South Africa’s Apartheid in New York City led to her being denied entrance into South Africa and shares about her fight for global equality and justice alongside  Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

In this week's episode, Rev. Dr. Willie D. Francois, III passionately and candidly declares that the greatest threat to white supremacy is the Black Church – democracy's first responders!  The fight is and has always been about policy! 

This week Dr. Maurice Franklin joins the podcast to discuss the importance of our ancestral discoveries and shares his journey in uncovering the rich history of his African American family in Oklahoma.

This week Dr. Lionell Sabb joins the podcast to tell a historical account of his experiences while living in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Dr. Sabb shares details from 58 years ago that led up to the Orangeburg Massacre during the Civil Rights Movement.

Standing on the SC State College campus that evening, Dr. Sabb recounts the events of February 8, 1968, and the night leading to the Orangeburg Massacre. 

The Orangeburg Massacre is a civil rights protest at SC State College that turned deadly when the State Police violently opened fire on about 200 unarmed black student protestors. Three were killed, and 28 students were injured.

As we move into February, Heart Awareness Month, Dr. Desvigne-Nickens shares important facts about heart health and how stress plays a critical role in cardiovascular disease.

This week Dr. P brings in the New Year with a declaration of joy! As only she can do, Dr. P challenges us to focus on the good while fighting on the front line for the things that matter. She also shares details about what's ahead for The Balm In Gilead and welcomes back Alice Freeman.