[Click Image to Listen] Gumbo is the Funky Politics Segment where professionals join, DC and MD around the table to discuss hot topics. The Funk can get very thick when our Funky Friends join us in the studio.

Topic: WWMD: What Would Martin Do?

Today's Ingredients:

• Wendi Thomas, Founder of MLK50, Independent Journalist
• Ruby Bright, Executive Director, Women's Foundation of Greater Memphis
• Earle Fisher, Social Justice Activist, and Pastor, Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church

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[Click Image to Listen] Gumbo is the Funky Politics Segment where professionals join, DC and MD around the table to discuss hot topics. The Funk can get very thick when our Funky Friends join us in the studio.

Topic: Is There a Black Agenda? Is there a Women's, Protected Class, LGBTQ..Agenda?

Today's Ingredients:

• Wendi Thomas, Founder of MLK50, Independent Journalist
• Ruby Bright, Executive Director, Women's Foundation of Greater Memphis
• Earle Fisher, Social Justice Activist, and Pastor, Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church

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[Click Image to Listen] Noted social justice/political activist, media personality, and Pastor Earle Fisher got extremely FUNKY with the Funky Politics Crew.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Voting of Black Men in the Presidential election
• Black Women and thier role in the Black Church
• Men and their willingness to be led by women

Rev Fisher gets Real, Right and definitely FUNKKKKYYYYY… Enjoy!!!

[Click Image to Listen] Gumbo is the Funky Politics Segment where professionals join, DC and MD around the table to discuss hot topics. The Funk can get very thick when our Funky Friends join us in the studio.

Topic: Is it time for a third political party? Americans are increasing unhappy with the democrats and republicans and the support for third party candidates is growing. Let's discuss!!!

Today's Ingredients:

• Dr. Russell Wigginton, VP of External Programs, Rhodes College Healthcare Executive
• Steve Mulroy, Former County Commissioner, Associate Dean, University of Memphis Law School

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[Click Image to Listen] Gumbo is the Funky Politics Segment where professionals join, DC and MD around the table to discuss hot topics. The Funk can get very thick when our Funky Friends join us in the studio.

Topic: Trumpcare, what happened! What is the ACA?

Today's Ingredients:

• Calvin Anderson, Healthcare Executive
• John Pellicciotti, Former County Commissioner, Entrepreneur

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[ Click Image to PLAY ] Soledad O'Brien, media personality, and Cornell Belcher, political pundit, pollster and strategist visit the FP Crew and on this episode the weigh-in on:

• The election of Donald Trump…What Happened in Retrospect.
• The need for the engagement of young voters is necessary going forward.
• Race trumps class and gender in the US
• What needs to happen before the country moves forward
• Census plays a huge role in our politics and why you must be counted.

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Click Image to Listen] Part #2 of our conversation with noted political strategist, pollster, pundit, and author, Cornell Belcher. We turn up the Funk on this episode.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Why poor whites in places like West Virginia, vote against their interest
• What happens during our cyclical cataclysms and the subsequent reconstruction
• Race trumps class and gender in the US
• What needs to happen before the country moves forward
• Why are our politics failing us?

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[Click Image to Listen] Noted political strategist, pundit, and author, Cornell Belcher got extremely FUNKY with the Funky Politics Crew.

On this episode, we discuss:

• Statistically what really enabled President Obama to win his two terms;
• The aftermath of his presidency
• To what degree are we living in a Post-racial society
• Where do the Democrats and the Republicans go from here

Cornell gets Funkier that an old pair of socks and the FP crew got even funkier. Enjoy!!!

[Click Image to Listen] Gumbo is a segment on Funky Politics that allow professionals to join DC & MD around the table to discuss hot topics. The Funk can get very thick when our Funky Friends join us in the studio.

Today's Ingredients:

• Tosha Downey, Advocacy, Memphis Education Fund
• Darrell Cobbins, CEO, Universal Commercial

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Our sponsor, MLGW, came by the studio to discuss Smart Meters with the Funky Politics Crew. Smart Meters are being deployed throughout the world by utility companies and they have some tremendous benefits. Enjoy!!!