Enlighten Me

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: No Church In The Wild

Colin Kaepernick's story highlights so many problematic stances the NFL takes regarding the relationship between the owners and its players. Attorney Charles Coleman Jr., has been following this closer than I ever would and he will join me to talk about the protest, the boycott and how kneeling turned into a fight for our rights.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: DETROIT

Not only are we still in the middle of a couple of wars overseas that we can’t seem to finish, but our government is currently going through it’s own constitutional crisis. This might be the single biggest challenge of our generation. Nothing of this magnitude can be created in a vacuum, so Scott Kurashige, author of The Fifty-Year Rebellion: How the U.S. Political Crisis Began In Detroit will join me to talk about how in many ways, Detroit echos the current U.S. political system.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Spotlight: Stacey Abrams

In the first installment of Spotlight on Enlighten Me, the former Georgia House Minority Leader will join me, and you may be surprised at how she views being a single black woman running for office. Her story is inspiring for everyone who seeks to challenge themselves in life, and I hope you find it informative and enlightening.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Care In Chaos

As the debate over healthcare looms in the form of “repeal and replace”, or “just repeal” or “try to replace at another more convenient time”, the good folks over at Rewire News have peered into a byproduct of the debate.On the program today, the women behind the doc: Calla Hales, the 27 year old administrator who works at the abortion clinic and Lindsay Beyerstein an award winning investigative journalist and the woman behind the lens. They will join me to talk about how these top down policies affect the local community.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: What Are YOU Doing For Preparedness?

"Why is propaganda so much more successful when it stirs up hatred than when it tries to stir up friendly feeling?" - Bertrand Russell

On the program, Elizabeth (Liza) Goitein, Co-Director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center will give her analysis of former FBI director James Comey as well at Attorney General Jeff Sessions testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Grab your popcorn.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Ripple Of Hope

The three years after John F Kennedy’s death proved to be a pivotal time not only for Robert Kennedy, but for the Democratic party itself. Author John Bohrer will join me to discuss his book The Revolution of Robert Kennedy: From Power To Protest After JFK to talk about the parallels between the 60’s and today.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: CHIP[ping] WIC

According to the most recent data by the Census Bureau “Almost two-thirds (65 percent) of children, lived in households that participated in at least one or more of the following government aid programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and the National School Lunch Program.”

So when the proposed fiscal government budget aims to cut important health and welfare programs that a majority of children in the US rely on, citizens and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle fought back.

On the program today, Thomas Huelskoetter, Policy Analyst for the Health Policy team at the Center for American Progress.  His recent piece focuses on the major changes within the fiscal budget and how these proposed changes will impact families.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race.

Stories that might get a quick blurb in national news — We aim to uncover the deeper issue. And we’ll be sure to add a healthy dose of humor in the mix. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: Usual Suspects

On the program, Hillman award winner Adele Stan, columnist for the American Prospect, will join us to give her analysis on the latest developments with the FBI investigation into the Trump campaign colluding with Russia. Also, did misogyny play a role into former FBI Director James Comey’s letter to congress on Clinton’s e-mails? Adele offers her insight on what might have led to the release of Comey’s letter just days before the election.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: C.R.E.A.M.

If there is anything I have learned these past few years regarding economic policies that have shaped the American worker, inequality and the forces behind it are what make the U.S. economy function the way it does. A small percentage of the population gets rich, while the rest fight for crumbs at the bottom.

An Atlantic piece highlighted MIT economist Peter Temin's new book, The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy. I am please to have Peter on the show to outline the factors that shape American inequality.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a news talk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr

Show Credit: WERA-FM, 96.7|Show Title: S.O.S.

On the program, Tasha Eurich, author of Insight, shows us that we are not as self aware as we think. She’ll also outline steps on how to truly see ourselves clearly. It could probably help a lot of people in the political sphere right about now.

ALSO– A couple of new indie films that deserve support are making themselves known on the internet. Penny Hollis, director of Maxine and The Birthday Gift, opens up about mental health awareness and the black community.

Enlighten Me Wednesday 4-5p ET WERA-FM 96.7|@EnlightenMeWERA

Enlighten Me is a newstalk program that aims to educate and inform. From historical perspectives to modern day stories, we will focus our attention on the issues that everyone deals with — be it policy, health, education, the economy, current events and race. Nurturing Powerful Roots. #npr