A day that was supposed to be a peaceful transition of power turned out to be a A Capitol Siege and insurrection of our American Democracy. I will discuss the President and the fact that he ensured that the National Guard and Police was not really a presence at all.

I am at Longstreth Elementary School in Southwest Philadelphia preparing to vote. There are literally people who have been in line since 5:00 am this morning waiting to vote in this 2020 election. My husband and I as well as you should be excited and ready. It is time for a change for the better. I will take tons of work to get this back in shape. So, let’s all stand together in unity to make a change.

When Did African Americans actually get the right to vote. The 15th amendment gave black men the right to vote but how the reconstruction period suppressed that right. We have the right and honor to vote which is our civic duty but we are not using it effectively. Listen to LJ’s Open Forum Podcast on Spotify, Google Podcast, Overcast,Iheartradio, Apple Podcast and Amazon. Please visit my website: www.ljsopenforumpodcast.com

THIS WEEKS EPISODE DISCUSSES MY LIFE WITH MY GRANDMOTHER AND HER SHE AFFECTED ME. MY STRENGTH, GROWTH AND PERSEVERANCE IS ALL DUE TO MY UPBRINGING. YOU NEVER GIVE UP AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD WHEN KNOCKED DOWN. I WAS TAUGHT NOT TO LET THE PAST HOLD YOU BACK AND DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHO YOU WERE BUT ABOUT WHO YOU WILL BECOME. MY LIFE HAS BEEN FULL OF TRIUMPHS AND FAILURES BUT I KEEP WORKING TOWARD MY GOALS. I HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE TO BE A SUCCESS BUT I STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE AT IN LIFE THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM TO GROW. LISTEN TO ME ON SPOTIFY, IHEARTRADIO, APPLE PODCAST, GOOGLE PODCAST, OVERCAST,BREAKER AND AMAZON. MY WEBSITE IS: www.ljsopenforumpodcast.com

Our losses during the Covid 19 Pandemic will be discussed and how the loss of loved ones and the loss of a way of life has effected us mentally as well as physically and how coping in the crisis is a patient thing. We must be able to move forward in life. Death is a part of life and coping with grief only truly gets easier over time.

“Something Doesn’t Feel Right” There is something in affect that may not be healed. Black lives matter, March, Riots,community crime, facets of hatred,being a target, are we a failed society and killing each along with Covid 19. HELP!!!

There is documented evidence of more than 250 uprisings or attempted uprisings involving 10 or more Slaves. We all have heard of Nat Turners rebellion in 1831 but many of us do not know of the 1811 German Coast Uprising led by Charles Deslondes an Haitian slave who led this uprising in A Territory of Orleans. this episodes discusses our thirst for freedom and how hard our ancestors fought for us to be where we are at today. Listen to LJ’S Open Forum Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Overcast and Iheartradio. Subscribe comment and share these episodes. WWW.LJSOPENFORUMPODCAST.COM

Today’s episode Topic is Are We Tired of The Teddy Memorials in Philly? If you don’t know what a Teddy Bear Memorial is then hear it is. Teddy Bear Memorials are usually set up at the site of a death/ murder. You will see teddy bears and candles showing love to the person or child that was killed. Today I have two guests Maurice Rush and James who are coming LJ’s Open Forum Podcast to discuss their upcoming end the gun violence in Philadelphia on Sunday 8/23/20 at 4:00pm at Broad and Popular at. We will discuss solutions and mental health issues along support for the communities in our city. We start small and in our neighborhoods to make a change. Enjoy this episode!

Junior was mother 2nd brother was born in 1950 and was a great man but he also had his issues. He was wonderful to people but had controlling issues dealing with his wives and developing the positive relationships. He died suddenly in 2001. Listen to his story and did generational issues from the past affect him and if he was given help would the outcome be different?

This a conversation between me and my husband James. The discussion includes what it was like living in our neighborhood as children and how everything as changed and how we can encourage our youth today. This episode will continue next week with a new episode next week.