Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joseph and Patrick continue using the month of August to bring attention, information and resources to mental health. The topics they covered was Narcissistic Personality Disorder and Addiction. Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a personality disorder with a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance, excessive need for ad [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In our second podcast for our mental health awareness month, Joseph and Patrick is continuing their conversations about mental health. This episode they discussed the rising suicide rates in black America and contributing factors. The gave more details about what post-traumatic stress disorder and post-traumatic slave syndrome, how it has affected black Americans historically and what can be done to help treat and minimize both PTSD and PTSS. La [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, guest host Professor Carl Tone Jones joined Joseph as they kicked off their mental health awareness for the month of August. Every August the Freedom Train Network uses their platform to help bring more awareness to mental health in the black community, breaking down stigma and, connecting mental health resources to our listeners. Joseph and Professor Carl Tone Jones had a spirited conversatio [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joseph and Patrick delve into four topics that made headlines in the news this past week. A drug resistant mutating form of malaria and parasite is rapidly spreading through Southeast Asia, and if not contained could be an international issue. A 10 year old black boy is being charged with assault because a white child was hit in the head with a dodge ball during a game. The mother of the white [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>I was born in Greenwood, SC the same hospital as Dr. Benjamin E. Mayes mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I raised all over the world as a military brat.  I lived in Germany for 8 years, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Georgia.  My step father Carey L Grant was an Army Sgt and superhero to me and my mom was everything to me.  My biological dad was one of my biggest inspirations and career mentors.I started my first business at age 8 [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>As a servant-leader, mentor, and educator, Dr. Willie Williams is fully committed to eradicating social and economic injustices for diverse populations.  He has dedicated most of his career as a social work professional and community advocate to working with youth, families, and community.  For Dr. Williams, career achievements carry a different meaning; the outcomes of the lives he impacts.  His extraordinary abili [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joseph and Patrick open the show up with an update about Marshae Jones, the Alabama woman who was shot in the stomach and was originally going to be prosecuted, but charges will not be filed against her in the death of her unborn child. The gentlemen also talked about the Justice Department attempting to add citizenship questions to the 2020 census. The main topics the gentlemen covered are as [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joseph and Patrick engage in a social discussion about four topics they found relevant. The first topics is the number of black transgenders killed in America over the last few years. They also talk about how we must not neglect any members of our society who have not abandoned our people. A black mother in Alabama is being charged in the death of her unborn child after being shot. A white mis [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joseph and Patrick give their opinions on the following topics. The latest reparations hearing were held last week and it left black America with a lot to talk about. Joseph and Patrick give their opinions on the hearings and if reparations will actually be paid to black people. The South African elections are over and the ANC is in the spotlight over the land redistribution issues. Will the S [...]

Thank you for Listening Please Share <\audio>In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joseph and Patrick dive into the topics that are important to our community. The ongoing Flint Water crisis has reached a new low as criminal charges were dropped against 15 state and local officials. After reading more of the Mueller report, Patrick found some interesting information the directly impacts the black community and the 2016 Presidential election. Last, they discussed the 75,000 b [...]