This Fantastic Fellas Friday is an ATLANTA THING as we celebrate Rapper, Song Writer, Actor, Activist, Co-Founder of Greenwood and now Change Maker Award recipient Killer Mike.  He is a son of a police officer and discusses police brutality, social inequality, systemic racism, black wealth, and banking.  Born Michael Santiago Render, Killer Mike made his debut on Outkast's 2000 LP Stankonia, and later appeared on the Grammy-winning song "The Whole World" from their greatest hits album Big Boi and Dre Present... Outkast.  He has since released five full-length albums as a solo artist. He is the founder of Grind Time Official Records, which he launched through SMC and Fontana Distribution.  His show Trigger Warning with Killer Mike is an American documentary web television series on Netflix, which explores issues in America that affect the black community, including drugs, gangs, religion, and poverty.  Killer Mike, civil rights legend Andrew Young, and Bounce TV Network President Ryan Glover, recently launched a digital banking platform called “Greenwood.”  Greenwood’s mission is to serve Black, Latinx and other underserved communities that have historically struggled to gain capital.  NBC and Billboard is donating one million dollars ($1,000,000) to Greenwood in Killer Mike’s honor.  In addition to addressing themes of racism and police brutality in his music, he has also delivered several lectures at colleges and universities, written about social justice topics for publications such as Billboard, and been the subject of interviews regarding police misconduct and race relations.  Recently Killer Mike received the first ever Billboard Music Award’s Inaugural Billboard Change Maker Award, given to him my Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources:  CNBC Squawk Box, 2020 Billboard Music Awards, Undisputed with Shannon & Skip

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We switch this Wonderful Women Wednesday to We Want Wellness Wednesday Covid-19 In Trump’s Own Words.  Wellness is defined as the state of being in good health.  Usually we think of wellness as physical, but mental health wellness is more important than ever.  Trump said we're now on our own and try not to die and ending pandemic is one of his accomplishments.  Really?  With the election less than one week away, we must stay focused on the Coronavirus.  Lesley Stahl who interviewed Trump about the virus, had the coronavirus herself, so knew how it felt.  Bob Woodward expose’s audio where Trump acknowledges knowing about the virus since January and called it a hoax.  This deadly virus is affecting jobs, election voting decisions, mental health issues, in addition to stress and anxiety, just to name a few.  Stimulus money is being held from those who need it while the virus is affecting their work.  Adults, our children, grandparents, other relatives, and friends are finding it hard to survive and keep hope.  We have Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas hitting us back-to-back for the remainder of the year, which are huge interaction holidays.  How do we do things safely?  Once we get this virus under control, we can be WELL again and rebuild and hopefully prosper.  Who do you trust to lead us through this?  As an Independent voter, I am asking you to PLEASE VOTE, YOUR VOTE MATTERS.  In his own words, this is how the virus was, and still is being handled by our current administration and the Republican enablers.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources:  60 Minutes Interview with Lesley Stahl, 11th Hour on MSNBC with Brian Williams

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This Marvelous Motivating Monday is a call-in phone interview with entrepreneur and author Kabrina Amey who is Founder and CEO of Champion the Distance (www.championthedistance.com).  She is an Arkansas native and mother of two who used her adversity to establish her organization.  I purchased her amazing journal entitled: Black Royalty and here are quotes on the intro pages that I thought were very motivating: “Remember who you are.  You were born for greatness; don’t stop at mediocre!”  This also inspired me “If the goal is unity, then we must all understand the power that we collectively and individually bring to the table.  We must focus on feeding our strengths while starving our weaknesses.”  I open the episode with The Clark Sisters song Blessed and Highly Favored – Live because that is what Kabrina Amey truly represents.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources:  Call-in interview, The Clarks Sister – Live 2008 GMA Dove Awards

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IT’S A PITTSBURGH THING TODAY.  This Fantastic Fellas Friday focuses on two young men who make Pittsburgh proud. Cedric Humphrey is a Senior at the University of Pittsburgh (PITT) who is studying Political Science and Economics with a French minor and a certificate in Transatlantic studies.  He became recognized as he asked former Vice President and now Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden the famous question “besides you ain’t black, what do you have to say to young black voters who see voting for you as further participation in a system that continually fails to protect them?”  He tells Don Lemon on CNN if his question to Joe Biden was answered.  Chase Claypool is a rookie Wide Receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers.  Born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 1 of 114 Canadians to make an NFL roster, went to college at Notre Dame.  The Steelers drafted him 49th overall pick in the 2nd round in 2020.  Chase set an NFL record in week 5 by becoming the1st  Rookie to catch 3 touchdowns and run for another in a game.  As of week 6, he joined the club of wide receivers who made NFL records for most touchdown by a wide receiver in first 5 games since 1970 tied with Randy Moss, Calvin Ridley, Willie Gault and former Steelers player Martavis Bryant.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: ESPN, CNN Don Lemon Live, Steelersdepot.com, University of Pittsburgh Student Government Board (http://sgb/pitt.edu/about)

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This Wonderful Women Wednesday is Part 2 of Marvelous Motivating Monday as we continue celebrating the Democratic Vice-President Nominee Senator Kamala Harris.  Kamala Harris has spent the better part of two decades in public life notching up a long list of things she was the first to achieve: the first Black woman to be elected district attorney in California history, first woman to be California’s attorney general, first Indian American senator, and now, the first Black woman and first Asian American to be picked as a vice presidential running mate on a major-party ticket.. We listen to various audio about where she stands on policies and issues everyday people cares about. Since there are so many topics to address, I decided to solely focus on Covid19 a/k/a Coronavirus, because this one thing is affecting all of the day-to-day issues such as healthcare, unemployment, stimulus packages, schooling, traveling, wearing masks, and injustices as it affects people of color differently.  She talks to MSNBC Rachel Maddow about her and Joe Biden’s take on these issues and questions Supreme Court Justice Nominee Judge Amy Barrett.  Having these two powerful ladies communicate about this issue was interesting to me.  Kamala has a way of making people think, stumble on their words, and re-evaluate their own believes in her questioning.  These two ladies alone, is why I opened this episode with the woman anthem Run the World (Girls) by Beyonce'.  Take it easy men, we love ya.   I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: Beyonce Run the World (Girls) via my Tidal playlist, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC with Rachel Maddow, PBS News Hour

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Today’s Marvelous Motivating Monday celebrates AKA Kamala Devi Harris.  This is a two-part episode that talks about Kamala at the beginning of her life before politics.  Part 2 focuses on politics and the coronavirus.  I want people to know the person.  We focus on who she is, not what she is or is about to become.  I thought Mariah Carey’s song HERO was appropriate to start the episode.  Whether you like her or not, she is seen as a hero in many people’s eyes, from all backgrounds.  She is also inspiring to many young girls and grown women of all races and political affiliation.  We talk about her Indian and Jamaican roots, as well as being a black little girl in America.  Her childhood friends share their experience as her friends.  One was quoted as saying “she did the work, there was nothing given to her.”  I love why she was given her name.  Her mother chose Kamala’s name as a nod both to her Indian roots—Kamala means “lotus” and is another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi—and the empowerment of women.  “A culture that worships goddesses produces strong women,” Gopalan told the Los Angeles Times in 2004.  Multi-racial, multi-cultural, multi-religious, she is the example of what America is about.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: Hero by Mariah Carey Live at St. John The Divine on YouTube, Vogue.com, ABC News, Politico

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This Fantastic Fellas Friday, we celebrate community activist and Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta.  Pennsylvania is now said to be the state that will decide who the next United States President will be.  Unfortunately, the Republicans in the state legislature tried to quietly create and control a new election “integrity” committee giving them power to investigate the November 3, 2020 election and empower them to subpoena witnesses a/k/a voters and documents and initiate legal filings.  Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness and the state of being whole and undivided.  It does not sound like the name of their committee fits their intent.  Busted by Representative Kenyatta, Republicans are exposed for trying to steal the election for Donald Trump.  Representative Kenyatta not only goes on MSNBC Rachel Maddow to expose this, but he defends his position in a heated legislature meeting.  Upset that he is speaking the truth, the chairman tries, unsuccessfully, to have him removed from the chamber by security.  We also reveal in Pennsylvania the issues with the mail-in ballot battle between both parties and how not using the required double envelope can disqualify your vote.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show, Fox News and Philadelphia Inquirer

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This Wonderful Women Wednesday features British Journalist Carole Cadwalladr as she explains in several interviews how the power of social media not only affected the outcome of the 2016 election, but how it  is affecting the 2020 U.S. election.  She talks about how it targets voters and also affects your everyday life.  A recent example is how social media had thousands of fake black Trump supporters.  Yesterday, Twitter halted an unknown number of fake accounts.  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: Morning Joe Show Live on MSNBC, Women In The World on YouTube, TED Summit 2019, Forbes.com

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This Marvelous Motivating Monday episode explains why we have the Electoral College (there's a child version too to explain it to the younger future voters). It also explains how your Census determines the number of Electoral College votes for the presidency your state gets, and the importance of voting.  YES, EVEN WITH THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE, YOUR VOTE DOES COUNTS.   I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: Clarendon Learning video on YouTube, Ted-Ed video on YouTube and Personal Tidal Gospel Playlist (Koryn Hawthorne – Won’t He Do It - Remix)

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Opening this Fantastic Fellas Friday episode with Fat Joe and Remy Ma singing, ALL THE WAY UP, Fat Joe Interviews Dr. Fauci regarding Covid19 and how it affects people of color.  Dr. Anthony Fauci is a physician and immunologist who has served as Director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease since 1984.  Rapper Fat Joe (born Joseph Antonio Cartagena) is a Grammy Award, Teen Choice Award, MTV Award Nominee, and new Host of his own show The Big Big Show on Instagram.  Fat Joe’s Song All The Way Up is a collaboration with Remy Ma and won two 2016 Soul Train Music Awards for Best Collaboration and Rhythm and Bars (formerly Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year) and Best Collaboration, and two 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards for Best Single of the Year and Best Collabo, Duo or Group.  Dr. Fauci addresses Covid19 risks amongst people of color, who have more cases of diabetes, obesity, chronic lung disease, and chronic kidney disease, which is attributed to the socially economic situations people of color are experiencing. He even answers the big rap question at the end.  Who is your favorite rapper of all time BIGGIE OR TUPAC?  I hope you enjoy the narratives, which explains what episodes are about, as well as the graphic attached to each episode, which I diligently search for to match each episode. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?

Sources: The Fat Joe Big Big Show on Instagram, Good Morning America, YouTube

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