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Dr.Ken Harris says that we can’t always blame trauma for negative behavior. Especially when we know what makes us happy. Especially when happiness and those things are balanced without happiness it’s difficult to find that balance. Then Dr.Ken tells us to embrace what moves us and use it for fuel not all negativity is bad. Somehow Dr.Ken Harris ends up on the topic of the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers, and Brett Favre before touching briefly about President Joe Biden’s student relief program announcement.

After two students from UWM die from opioid overdose the campus puts Narcan overdose boxes accessible to students. Now, Dr.Ken Harris says he’s empathetic for anyone affected by addiction but he wonders, where was the same empathy and reaction/response when Black people were going through our addiction epidemic. Why are minor offenses like public intoxication and marijuana possession taken more seriously than opioids. Is this because more white lives matter? There was no grace and mercy for us.

Milwaukee shares a story with Dr.Ken Harris about teams in the Little League World Series I made a racially 10 situation while a baseball team played a game team members in the dugout were joking around and putting stuffed animal filling in each others hair. A cameraman happened to pan on the team pudding the cotton balls inside of a black player‘s hair, the Internet went crazy. Claiming racism, but was this just mistaking the context? Everyone was a willing participant, when did we become so sensitive? Can we no longer allow kids to be kids.

What does the black community need? Dr.Ken Harris ponders the thought. No politics, No education, no polices or anything of the sort. What does the city need to be powerful and successful for the next generations ability to thrive? Who should it be? Dr.Harris says that it has to be a leader from a Divine9 fraternity or sorority. Some of the city feels like the only leadership we’ve had is “pop up” leadership, but they agree that we need something more permanent. The next generation needs strong leaders from the new leadership.

If you receive quality service then a size-able tip is what you should give, We can agree there. What Dr. Ken Harris doesn’t agree with is the set standard in the service industry for tipping. If you haven’t even received the service yet then why is there a tip amount already included? Then Dr. Ken Harris has a random question, what products have you used for reasons other than their intended use? For example, have you ever used Hydrogen peroxide as a stain remover?

Dr. Ken Harris is on assignment so Denise Thomas fills in so you know it’s a DTF kind of day, no not that kind. She’s keeping it light, kind of, for the most part. She talks about men versus women and who is the more interested party in the relationship. Her and Milwaukee try to come to terms about it. DT says men are more liable and also in control. Others say that women are the ones always looking for the “bigger and better deal” DT might not be as light as she thought for this Friday.

A Pastor out of Missouri had some choice words for his congregation after not receiving the designer watch that he asked for. DT is inspired by Pastor Carlton Funderburke’s Actions after calling his congregation broke busted and disgusted. Then DT speaks her mind about D.Wade changing his transgender daughters name and gender legally in California. She asked your thoughts and opinions to wrap up this Friday.

Dr.Ken Harris says that it the last 20 years it so, we haven’t had much luck with politicians. As a matter of fact, it’s been a lot of bad luck. What do we need to reset with these politicians and officials? For one, Dr.Harris says to limit the terms, next would be changing the location of their office to fit into the community they serve, also he says that every 100 days we need a report from them about what’s been accomplished by them. Lastly he says that we need to have a template for this report, we need to know the financials, budget, citizens contact report for complaints plus the outcomes from those complaints.

Dr.Ken Harris beats up on DZ in Trust But Verify, it’s only right after having taken a break for a little while. He also shares some of the top news from around the way. The news has also been a little quiet. Maybe things are taking a break too? Then Milwaukee joins the conversation to talk about one of the Trust But Verify questions about gas prices and paying more for Credit Card purchases and more in minority communities. That coupled with a limited amount of entertainment in our areas like movie theaters makes it difficult to enjoy ourselves outside of the home. Dr.Ken Harris also wonders what’s on your mind? Anything upsetting you or weighing on you? It’s an open lines Thursday before Dr.Ken Harris goes on assignment(vacation) for the weekend.

Dr.Ken Harris wonders who were trying to please or impress? The Common Council, Mayor, other elected officials, who are they trying to keep happy? Some people are “people pleasers” but not Dr.Harris. He doesn’t understand it, but he does have some advice for those who are, it’s in the form of a story. It’s about a boy, a man, and his donkey. Moral of the story? You can’t please everybody. Then Dr.Ken Harris and Milwaukee discuss the hiring of Ashanti Hamilton as the Director for the Office of Violence Prevention and whether we feel his history is far enough in the past for him to be effective at preventing violence.