Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to cancer survivor Sarah Happy who is an American Association for Cancer Research Ambassador. She talks about her extraordinary story of surviving three separate cancer diagnoses and how the AACR has provided a platform for connecting with other survivors. www.aacr.org

Bilal Qayyum from the Philadelphia Anti Violence Coalition spoke to us this week from the studios of our iHeart station Power 99 with Cappuchino about the David Fattah Weekend of Peace which wrapped up yesterday. He speaks on the rise in murders in Philadelphia and actions we can take to increase the peace.

From our archives Loraine Ballard Morrill’s interview with Boots Riley, the writer and director of the movie Sorry to Bother You now out on DVD and On Demand.

From our archives Loraine Ballard Morrill’s interview with Boots Riley, the writer and director of the movie Sorry to Bother You.
Bilal Qayyum from the Philadelphia Anti violence Coalition spoke to us this week from the studios of our iHeart station Power 99 with Cappuchino about the David Fattah Weekend of Peace which wrapped up yesterday. He speaks on the rise in murders in Philadelphia and actions we can take to increase the peace. Loraine also speaks to cancer survivor Sarah Happy who is an American Association for Cancer Research Ambassador. She talks about her extraordinary story of surviving three separate cancer diagnoses and how the AACR has provided a platform for connecting with other survivors. www.aacr.org.

From the archives: Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Gwen Ragsdale co-founder and curator of Lest We Forget Slavery Museum – the only Philadelphia area museum with an extensive collection of authentic slavery artifacts. Ragsdale discusses the challenges of sustaining black museums and the critical importance of the mission of her institution to increase awareness of the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
http://lwfsm.com/

There’s nothing worse for a parent than losing their child to gun violence. That happened to Tai Birch whose son was killed last year. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks with Tai about how he took his grief and channeled it into a new movie designed to bring awareness around senseless gun violence. It’s called Betrayed: Who Do You Trust?
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/betrayed-who-do-you-trust-short-film-screening-tickets-52498657899?ref=eios&aff=eios
https://www.mastermindfilmsllc.com/

This morning we’ll be talking about an innovative program that brings music to Philadelphia Public School Students. It’s called POPs in Schools sponsored by Philly POPS. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Karen Corbin CEO of the Philly POPS and the Philly POPs Manager of education and Engagement - Gilberto Vega.
https://phillypops.org/education-and-community-engagement

This morning we’ll be talking about an innovative program that brings music to Philadelphia Public School Students. It’s called POPs in Schools sponsored by Philly POPS. Loraine Ballard Morrill speaks to Karen Corbin CEO of the Philly POPS and the Philly POPs Manager of education and Engagement - Gilberto Vega.
https://phillypops.org/education-and-community-engagement

But first we bring you an interview with a woman who wanted to make a difference for a village in Africa – Loraine talks to Julie-Anne Savarit-Cosenza , Executive Director, African Education Program about her remarkable journey from naïve teenager to co-founding an organization that’s transforming lives through education.
https://www.africaneducationprogram.org/what-we-do/

Loraine Ballard Morrill talks to Julie-Anne Savarit-Cosenza , Executive Director, African Education Program about her remarkable journey from naïve teenager to co-founding an organization that’s transforming lives in a village in Zambia, through education.
https://www.africaneducationprogram.org/what-we-do/

Loraine Ballard Morrill talks about an innovative program that brings music to Philadelphia Public School Students. It’s called POPs in Schools sponsored by Philly POPS. Loraine speaks to Karen Corbin CEO of the Philly POPS and the Philly POPs Manager of Education and Engagement, Gilberto Vega.
https://phillypops.org/education-and-community-engagement

There’s nothing worse for a parent than losing their child to gun violence. That happened to Tai Birch whose son was killed last year. Loraine speaks with Tai about how he took his grief and channeled it into a new movie designed to bring awareness to senseless gun violence. It’s called Betrayed: Who Do You Trust?
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/betrayed-who-do-you-trust-short-film-screening-tickets-52498657899?ref=eios&aff=eios
https://www.mastermindfilmsllc.com/
Loraine airs an interview from our archives with Philadelphia Eagle’s Chris Long who has donated a quarter of his salary to help kids read at grade level by fourth grade with his campaign First Quarter for Education.
https://chrislongfoundation.org/
http://readby4th.org/
https://chrislongfoundation.org/