As Covid vaccines were administered all across the country, the US dropped the ball on a key aspect: tracking adverse events from the vaccines and developing treatments. Today the US still lacks a national mandate requiring doctors to report every potential adverse event and there has been no robust push to encourage patients to document and submit all potential reactions, including those emerging months or even years later. 

In this episode of Faith, Purpose and Politics, I interviewed Robert Owens, author of Muzzled Truth, a book about how the California Department of Public Health rejected COVID-19 treatment and vaccine health risks warnings.

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Jessica Jackson is an activist with Chicago Flips Red, a grassroots initiative challenging the failed policies of the Democrat Party in the City of Chicago. Jessica tells it like it IS in this interview and it was a hard pill to swallow.  All I could do was take it in and let it settle...

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More than just a fabulous hairstylist, Keisha Murdock is a visionary and an entrepreneur in the beauty industry.  Nurtured by her mother from childhood to embrace her talent and continue to sharpen her skills, Keisha found her niche and has manufactured her own, unique haircare line.  

Keisha is located at Standing Ovations Hair Salon, 6250 Abbots Bridge Road  Johns Creek, Georgia 30097 and Keisha's product's can be found at www.TheRightChoiceHairCollection.com ...

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Meet Sam Ennon, the man behind the Black Owned Beauty Supply Association (BOBSA).  At 82 years old he has worked relentlessly to make sure Black beauty supply stores are able to compete and thrive. Sam shares his FAITH, his PURPOSE and insight on the POLITICS of the haircare industry.

BOBSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education, motivation, and redirection of Black consumerism and Black economics. 

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Not just a Licensed Professional but a keeper of the integrity of the industry.  Maureen has worked in high places making sure the beauty and barber industry maintains high standards in health and safety. Her insight and having a "seat at the table" has helped to keep the industry strong in North Dakota and nationwide.

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Beauty beyond the surface... Key Glover, of Key Essentials, Decatur Georgia services her clients from a wellness perspective and takes a holistic approach to making her clients beautiful.  Key shares her FAITH, her PURPOSE, and her POLITICS and gives insight to what has kept her rooted, grounded and inspired, "key" contributions to her longevity in the beauty and barber industry.

Key Essentials is located inside the Salon Lofts 2570 Blackmon Drive Decatur, Georgia 30033 ... www.KeyEssentialsHairSalon.com

Instagram: @KeyEssentialsHair

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Anthony (Tony) Cohen, founder of the Menare Foundation, embarked on a two month journey in 1996 to explore a tragically overlooked part of American history—the Underground Railroad—the secret network which thousands of self-liberators  traveled to attain their freedom. 

Tony began his trek in Sandy Spring, Maryland traveling a distance of 1,200 miles by foot, boat and rail arriving in Amherstburg, Ontario on July 7, 1996. Following this success Tony embarked on a second walk in 1998 traveling three months from Mobile, Alabama to Windsor, Ontario; his story appearing in numerous radio, television and print sources. 

In 1998 Tony prepared television icon Oprah Winfrey for her role as Sethe in the motion picture BELOVED. Blindfolded and dropped on a Maryland plantation, Tony transported Oprah back to virtual landscape of slavery, where for two days and nights she was to live as a self-liberator on a simulated Underground Railroad—an experience she later claimed as an inspiration for her change-your-life TV show. As a result of the groundswell of interest following Oprah’s experience, Tony established The Menare Foundation, Inc. in 2000 to create immersive history-based experiences. 

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As the State of Oklahoma is on the brink of losing licensing for the entire beauty and barber industry, Asrar Johnson, a Licensed Beauty Professional in Oklahoma, is a fierce advocate.  Asrar is holding steadfast to maintaining the integrity of the industry and ensuring Oklahoma survives deregulation.  In her quest, Asrar has written the book, Do You Know What's Happening in Your State, to help galvanize the beauty and barber professionals in Oklahoma and nationwide.  

Losing the licensing in Oklahoma would be a tremendous threat to consumer health and safety.  Get the book and spread the word:  https://square.link/u/tRwWO3aM

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The Massacre of Ebenezer Creek happened on December 9, 1864.  It is the unknown history of the Civil War, the backstory to Special Field Orders No. 15 (40 Acres and a Mule).  

We will not forget what happened and neither will we forget the rescinding of Special Field Orders No. 15.  Our demand for reparations continues...

The Reparations Movement, all across the country, is on fire and we are close to reparations for the Descendants of Chattel Slavery being a reality.  Chris Lodgson, Lead Organizer of the California Reparations & Reparative Justice for American Freedmen (CJEC) joins me and a host of supporters for the 2nd annual, virtual, Commemoration of the Massacre of Ebenezer Creek to share an update on the work in California.

Save-The-Dates:  

• January 16, 2026  / Reparations Sunday at the Georgia State Capitol (We will participate in the King Day Celebration) Join our email list for details,  https://www.reparationssunday.info/
• February 26, 2026 - March 1, 2026 / Kickoff our Reparations Sunday "40 Acres and a Mule Tour"... Can't make it?  Additional dates available:  https://www.reparationssunday.info/events

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