Photo of Psy and BTS from Digital Music News ​MoTown Is BACK!!!  Well the formula that they used to churn out supergroup after supergroup and hit after hit earning them the nickname of the hit factory is anyway. That formula involved taking a group of people each with a specific look, talent, and feel, putting them together and training them in all manner of performance arts, and having them perform songs specifically written for them by the most talented songwriters in the wo [...]

This week we finished out the profiles of the Black Women we chose to highlight during Black Women Appreciation Month.  LftS: Profiles of the Celebration 4.mp3File Size: 31893 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

This week on Lessons from the Screen we are continuing our celebration with the 7 women that have been spotlighted over the past week.  LftS Profiling Black Women Pt 3.mp3File Size: 31893 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

The Freedom Train Network continues it’s celebration of Black Women this week since it is still May.  As such we have also continued our daily recognition of Black women in our circle and we continue to hope that you will do the same for those Black Women in your circle.   ​During this episode of lessons from the screen we are going to be looking at The Women that have been profiled thus far highlighting the fact that everyone can make up their minds to do something beneficial [...]

​The Freedom Train Network continues it’s celebration of Black Women this week since it is still May.  As such we have also continued our daily recognition of Black women in our circle and we continue to hope that you will do the same for those black women in your circle. ​During this episode of lessons from the screen we are going to be looking at The Women that have been profiled thus far highlighting the fact that everyone can make up their minds to do something beneficial for [...]

​It’s Black Woman Appreciation Month this month on the Freedom Train Network.  Lessons from the Screen is using its first show during this month of May not to blindly appreciate Black Women, but to let Black Women know that We See You and we Hear YOU.  Black Women have always found themselves in an awkward place in American Society.  In some ways viewed as not quite the same as Black Men and in other ways viewed as not quite the same as White Women but never really recognized [...]

​Obesity is a huge problem in both American and it Europe.  In America more than half of American Adults are obese or overweight and what’s worse a 3rd of them don’t believe they are.  With this type of landscape it seems fairly obvious that the health risk associated with carrying too much fat would be common knowledge, or at least something that is talked about considerably and at every turn.  And largely it is, however, why aren’t these discussions and this information [...]

​During this episode of Lessons from the Screen we will be looking at the Syrian Civil War, what started it, and how did the superpowers get involved.  We will also be looking at what causes the missle strikes as well as the fallout from these missile strikes.  Finally we will be talking about a few lessons Black People can take from these stories.  In this episode of Lessons from the Screen we will be looking at the Russia, Syria, and the US. ​As the North Korean threat [...]

Watch on Netflix​During this episode of Lessons from the Screen we will be taking a look at the documentary produced by Brian Knappenberger entitled Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press.  In this documentary we are taken through the trial of Wrestler Hulk Hogan as he sued Gawker for sex tape footage that they released.  After the details of the trial are laid out there is a sharp zooming out that really gets into the heart of what the documentary is about.  Billionaires using [...]

​During this episode of Lessons from the Screen we will be looking particularly at the Deadspin Video showing several News Anchors reading a part of a script and talking about its reception and what it really means.  We will also be going briefly over various other “news” stories flying around social media and the need for us to Fact Check Everything regardless of source.  In this episode of Lessons from the Screen we will be talking about, Propagating Spin.   ​The Gr [...]