POWER UP WOMEN!

Anne's Millennial son, Kevin Farrell, joins the cross-generational conversation with Monica and his Mom as they kick around hot topics that ruffled feathers at many a Thanksgiving table this year, including the recent Midterm elections, whether Nancy Pelosi should lead or let go and the trouble brewing between the Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts.

THE BURDEN:  African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery, an important new book by Hall of Fame Journalist Rochelle Riley.  Part II of Anne’s two-episode conversation with Rochelle, Amanda Wolfman of UNSILENCE, and Robin Kinnie of Motor City Woman about the damaging residue of race bias that still permeates and enfeebles American culture.

On Nov 15th, in 25 major U.S. cities women and male allies gathered to strategize progress and next steps for achieving 20% women directors on corporate boards by 2020.  Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, CEO of 2020 WOB, and Terry Barclay, CEO of Inforum, are leading the national conversation on women’s progress in the board room,  its importance, and why women at every stage of their careers should care!

THE BURDEN:  African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery, an important new book by Hall of Fame Journalist Rochelle Riley.  Part I of Anne’s two-episode conversation with Rochelle, Amanda Wolfman of UNSILENCE, and Robin Kinnie of Motor City Woman about the damaging residue of racial bias that still holds America in cultural bondage.  

POWERING UP Host Anne Doyle was one of the first trailblazing female journalists who helped to open professional and college sports locker rooms to women journalists. She was on the front lines of those fights in the late 1970's and 1980's and was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame for  literally "opening doors" for generations of female sports journalists who have followed in her path. She was recently asked to tell a story about her experiences on stage at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit for  the globally broadcast storytelling series, The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers.

Satori Shakoor, creator and host of the acclaimed “Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers, a live, curated storytelling event streamed internationally from Detroit, talks with Anne about how sharing our stories can heal individuals and communities. Satori is as hilarious, revealing and raw as the true stories she has taught thousands to tell. https://www.twistedtellers.org/

Never before in history have so many American women stepped up and thrown their hats in political rings at every level.  From the U.S. Congress to state legislatures and local school boards, new generations of women are tired of men hoarding political power and are doing something about it!  Anne talks with Detroit Free Press journalist Kathy Gray; Shannon Garrett, co-founder of Vote, Run, Lead; MI State House candidate Brenda Carter and MI State Senate candidate Kelly Rossman McKinney.

Anne talks with three Millennials in her own extended family about their reaction to the bitter divide, even in families, over the nomination, accusations and confirmation of one of the most controversial Supreme Court justices in U.S. history. Co-host Monica Doyle and guests Kevin Doyle Farrell and Lucy Doyle.

Are you tired of working your tail off but not getting the money, benefits or joy to make it worthwhile? How does getting paid equally with your male peers sound? If you've never thought about a career in construction and skilled trades, you'll think again after hearing this conversation with Millennial Generation "Rosie the Riveters" -- Nicole Rice and Andria Pakkala -- and Scott McDonald of the Michigan Laborers' Training & Apprenticeship Institute.

Their message: The money is great and You Can Do It!! More info at: http://mltai.org/