As people ponder their 2023 New Year’s resolutions, the Alzheimer’s Association is

encouraging everyone to include activities to reduce risk of cognitive decline on the list.

Research shows that healthy lifestyle interventions may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and

help reduce the risk of dementia. There are currently more than 6 million Americans age 65 and

older living with Alzheimer’s, including 150,000 Georgia residents. My guest is Linda Davidson, the Executive Director of the Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

The Atlanta History Center invites you to celebrate MLK Day 2023 with a tour of historic moments and artifacts at the center. There are special programs for children and talks for adults. Admission is free. All the History Center asks is that you register your attendance. Next, 30 years ago a group of guys from New York came together to change the face of hip hop music. They are Wu Tang Clan and on their anniversary the band is releasing a one of a kind project. Quantities are limited, but DJ Mathematics tells me there is more planned for the groups fans.

April Ryan, member of the White House Press Corps for more than 25 years now has a platform and she's putting it to use. She's written a book that's first person reporting, memoir and a love letter to the leaders who have inspired her. The book is Black Women will Save the World: An Anthem, and this Baltimore-born journalist pulls no punches in sharing her experiences especially her coverage of former President Donald J. Trump. Next we pivot and ask why are more students of color not enrolling in IB, AP and other courses in high school. The Chan Zuckerberg Foundation has given $3 million dollars to a Seattle-based nonprofit, Equal Opportunity Schools. EOS goes into schools and systems and helps leaders better identify high potential students falling through the cracks. The organization is beginning to work with the Clayton and Gwinnett County Schools. Dr. Sasha Rabkin, President of Equal Opportunity Schools is my guest.

When Anisa Palmer was on tour in the Iraqi desert she looked up and saw a familiar image. It was her mother. A woman she'd lost to breast cancer when Anisa was only 5 years old. She'd struggled with losing her mom for some time. Seeing this mirage in the desert heat gave Palmer a message. Her work, once her military service ended would be in helping women like her mom. 12 years ago, she founded I Will Survive Inc. an Atlanta-based nonprofit providing early awareness, health and wellness support and financial support for women battling breast cancer.

During the holidays each year, the Jewish Christian Discovery Center (JCDC) distributes wooden Jewish Star of David Christmas Tree ornaments at metro Atlantad churches for parishioners to hang on their Christmas Trees. JCDC says it is a way to share Jesus' Jewish upbringing with Christians and to show respect for each others' faith. Given the recent rise in antisemitism. we talk with Rabbi Albert Slomovitz, a professor at Kennesaw State University about the JCDC project and get his perspective on antisemitism in the news.

Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 provides that no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. This law – enacted 50 years ago – helped pave the way for equality in women’s athletics. We enter into conversation about women and sports with Sherry Boschert, an award-winning journalist and author. Her latest book is 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination.

In The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions, veteran admissions experts Timothy Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown share with us their provocative insights. They also demystify the complex process of college admissions. They answer important questions including where to apply and how to get in. Our conversation also tackles questions raised by the current social justice movement and how important it is for a student to feel as if he or she belongs on their college campus of choice. We also talk about students with special gifts such as athletics and the arts and what guidance counselors need to know but often do not share with students of color. Their book is a simple to-do guide for maximizing opportunities for Black students with application for all students interested in pursuing higher education.

Retired WSB-TV anchor John Pruitt has written his first novel, Tell it True. About the book, Ambassador Andrew Young wrote, "In 1964, a decorated war veteran was murdered by Klansmen in Georgia for driving while black. As a freshman reporter, John Pruitt covered the event, and in the decades since, his name has been synonymous with truth and accuracy, a reputation he lives up to even in his powerful, unexpected, and important debut novel. I have always admired Pruitt's honest, fearless reporting of our struggle and I also believe members of the news media are among the greatest unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. Although the characters and events have been altered, TELL IT TRUE does in fact "tell it true" and in as compelling way as you're likely to find." Pruitt is my guest for this show.

Blacktold is a collection of essays that are highly relevant and resonant on the topics of social justice, Black Lives matter, race and the NFL, the pandemic, the election and sports icons. Raina Kelly, editor-in-chief of Andscape, writes the forward to this collection of 33 distinct essays. Andscape is a reimagination, expansion and diversification of The Undefeated.

Sheldon Epps is a multi-talented director with credits on both on and off Broadway, in London and at many theatres across America. He also has an active television career having stood behind the camera of shows including The Upshaws, Frasier, Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Evening Shade and Sister, Sister. For five seasons he also was producer/director of the hit series "Girlfriends." He's sharing his story in a memoir: My Own Directions - A Black Man's Journey in the American Theatre. Then a conversation with the leaders of Atlanta's True Colors Theatre company on the celebration of 20 years of storytelling in the city.