Min. Reid is also a visionary and co-author of the newly released Anthology entitled “Affirmations & Antidotes That Heal ME” which is a collaboration of healing words by authors, poets, and lyricists.  She is currently working on two additional literary works titled “Affirmations for the Mind, Body, and Soul; A Guide for Survivors of Tragedies” as well as “Private Pain”. By sharing her personal story of hope and healing through her son&rsq [...]

Patrice has a background in education. She’s work in the field for a decade in higher education, middle and high school.She holds undergraduate degrees in digital film making and screenwriting and a Master of Arts in Teaching. She has worked both in front of the camera as well as behind the camera, and managed to do this part-time along with education for the same length of time.Patrice is a lover of words, so writing is one of her favorite things. She also enjoys sharing her knowle [...]

On this weeks episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series Joseph, Patrick and Jayme covered Harvey Weinstein, the Weinstein effect and the silence from black feminist, BIE and the resurgence of targeting black people and groups who seeks to uplift their people Lastly we covered the controversial Dove commercial and the uproar it has caused within the black community. We slightly spoke on Eminem and his freestyle at the BET Hip Hop Awards. Tune in to hear what we have to say about these to [...]

(H)afrocentric stars a posse of disgruntled undergrads of color as they navigate their way through Ronald Reagan University.  Follow the self proclaimed radical Black feminist, Naima Pepper (who has a White mama), as she deals with the contradictions of her own life in various ways—lashing out in Tourette Syndrome-like rants about gentrification, white supremacy, and apathy.  Both she and her brother, Miles Pepper, grew up in a mostly White and Asian neighborhood. Mil [...]

On the episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series we broke down the article titled "Straight Black Men Are The White People of The Black Community." Does this article hold any truth? Are black men using their power to oppress black women? Or is this article another divisive tool used to further divide black men and women? Check us out and see what our thoughts about the article are.  2017-10-01-173.mp3File Size: 35712 kbFile Type: mp3Download File Click the button below [...]

I'm Jacquelyn Calloway, The Credit Doctor, and I'm passionate about teaching others how to live financially FREE. I give you a prescription for OVERALL financial wellness...pieces to the puzzle if you will. I love credit all things credit.. and yes that is one piece to the puzzle...but there are others as well. My number one goal is to provide you with enough education to assure that you not only succeed financially, but that you MAINTAIN that status and do not go back to your old ways of [...]

 Rosewood has long been infamous, but Wilmington came first and was even more devastating in its effects. In 1898, Wilmington was North Carolina's largest city, with a majority black population, a thriving black middle class, and a biracial Republican-Populist fusion government. On November 10, an armed mob of Democrat-backed white supremacists opened fire on African American neighborhoods, slaugh [...]

Maurice Rush and Jasmine Poole (Both age 29) have been autism parents and advocates since their son, Maurice Jr (Little Rece), was diagnosed at age 2 in June 2011.​Born and raised in North Philadelphia, Maurice is a graduate from Temple University where he was awarded his Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing in 2010. He currently works as a Caseworker fo [...]

On this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series we discussed disaster preparedness, the removal of confederate monuments, and black people who are trying hard to be remembered in the pages of history. With the latest disasters to his Texas and Louisiana we felt we needed to have a conversation about disaster preparedness, so we can begin to make plans to be better prepared. Our community has a history of being reactionary and able to withstand anything. The problem with this mindset i [...]

We wrapped up our mental health awareness month with a live discussion via our Freedom Train YouTube channel. We gave  summary of our three interviews this month promoting mental health care within our community. We want to give a big thank you to Mrs. Eustacia Trawixk-Dixie, Professor Carl Tone Jones, and Evendra Catherine for giving us their time and information. We learned more about anxiety and depression and how both are prevalent within our communities. We learned that our peop [...]